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A city of the Canaanites, of which Adoni-zedek was king. The account of its capture by Judah is in Jg 1:1-8. Here Saul reviewed his forces before going to raise the siege of Jabesh-gilead, 1Sa 11:8.

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Easton

lightning.

(1.) The residence of Adoni-bezek, in the lot of Judah (Jg 1:5). It was in the mountains, not far from Jerusalem. Probably the modern Bezkah, 6 miles south-east of Lydda.

(2.) The place where Saul numbered the forces of Israel and Judah (1Sa 11:8); somewhere in the centre of the country, near the Jordan valley. Probably the modern Ibzik, 13 miles north-east of Shechem.

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Fausets

1. Adoni-Bezek's residence, in Judah's lot (Jg 1:3-5). (See ADONI-BEZEK.) Now Beit-zata, S. of Jerusalem, or else Bezik on the road from Nablus to Beisan.

2. Where Saul numbered the national forces before relieving Jabesh Gilead from Ammon (1Sa 11:8); somewhere near the Jordan valley, within marching distance from Jabesh, 17 miles from Shechem, on the road to Bethshan.

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Hastings

Two places so called are perhaps to be distinguished in OT. 1. Jg 1:5. A place attacked by Judah after Joshua's death, probably Bezkah, a ruin W. of Jerusalem, in the lower hills. 2. 1Sa 11:8, where Saul gathered Israel before advancing on Jahesh-gilead The most likely site in this connexion is the ruin Ibzik, N.E. of Shechem, opposite Jabesh.

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Be'zek

1. City in which 10,000 of the Canaanites and Perizzites were slain, to be possessed by Judah. Jg 1:4-5. Identified with Bezkah, 31 53' N, 34 58' E.

2. Place where Saul numbered the army before he slew the Ammonites, 1Sa 11:8, apparently near the centre of Palestine. Identified with Ibzik, 32 22' N, 35 24' E.