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NASB | Judges 1:6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and big toes. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Judges 1:6 But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued him and caught him and cut off his thumbs and his big toes. |
Bible Question:
Also Judges 1:7 And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered [their meat] under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. Can anyone shed some light on why it seemed to be a common practice to cut off the thumbs and big toes of kings who had been conquered? Was this done to demean the vanquished or perhaps used as an outward sign for all to see that they had indeed been conquered? This reminded me of Lev. 8:24 where the blood was applied to Aaron's son's ears, thumbs and toes. Are these two practices related in any way? God's blessings to any who answer and thank you, budderfligh |
Bible Answer: The Stone Edition Tanach note on Judges 1:6 Nowhere else do we find Jews mutilating their opponents, as they do to Adoni-bezek. God prompted them to do this in order to frighten the remaining Canaanite rulers and to punish Adoni-bezek measure for measure for the atrocities he had inflicted on his victims (Ralbag). Search books.google.com and amazon.com for "cut off thumbs jewish" Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics P. 54 under Amputee: Legend relates that the Jews exiled to Babylon after the destruction of the first Temple cut off there thumbs so that the would not have to sing songs of Zion and play musical instruments before Nebuchadnezzar. Judas Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids p 369 regarding the treatment of Nicanor: The Babylonian Talmud version is further removed: 'They cut off the thumbs of his hand and feet and hung them at the gates of Jerusalem and said, A mouth that used to speak arrogantly and hands that used to be brandished at Jerusalem...' (Taanith 18b). |
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