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NASB | Judges 1:7 Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and their big toes cut off used to gather up scraps under my table; as I have done, so God has repaid me." So they brought him to Jerusalem and he died there. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Judges 1:7 Adoni-bezek said, "Seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off used to gather up scraps of food under my table; as I have done [to others], so God has repaid me." So they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there. |
Bible Question:
What is the significance of cutting off this king's thumbs and big toes? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Real... There were many kinds of mutilations practiced in ancient times. (Probably today, too, if the truth were known!) This particular kind was used to insure that they could never hold weapons or perform any kind of military service. The Greeks practiced something very similar. In Him, Doc |
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