Judges 1:6
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Judges 1:6 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Judges 1:6 is a verse from the book of Judges in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Judges 1:6 — KJV
“But Adonibezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.”
— Judges 1:6 (KJV)
Judges 1:6 in Context — About the Book of Judges
Judges chronicles Israel's darkest cycle: sin, oppression, crying out, and rescue — repeated for generations. God raises unlikely deliverers like Gideon, Deborah, and Samson, proving He responds to honest cries for help even when His people keep failing. Grace shines against a dark backdrop.
Cross-References for Judges 1:6
“And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:6: thumbs, great, toes
“Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him off, and all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech, from among their people.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:6: after, cut, off
“And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:6: after, cut, off
“For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:6: cut, off, great
“And stay ye not, but pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for the LORD your God hath delivered them into your hand. smite...: Heb. cut off the tail”
Shares key themes with Judges 1:6: after, cut, off
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