A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jos.10.1 § Adoni-zedek = "my lord is righteous" Canaanite king slain by Joshua
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H139 — אֲדֹנִי־צֶ֫דֶק
a.do.ni-tse.deq · Adoni-zedek · Hebrew/Aramaic
2 tagged verse occurrences
Joshua 10:1 · אֲדֹֽנִי־ · צֶ֜דֶקNow Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had captured Ai and devoted it to destruction—doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king—and that the people of Gibeon had made peace with Israel and were living near them.Joshua 10:3 · אֲדֹנִי־ · צֶ֜דֶקTherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent word to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish, and Debir king of Eglon, saying,