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[[Text:EBD:Lord (EBD)|Lord]] of [[Text:EBD:Justice (EBD)|justice]] or [[Text:EBD:Righteousness (EBD)|righteousness]], was [[Text:EBD:King (EBD)|king]] in [[Text:EBD:Jerusalem (EBD)|Jerusalem]] at the time when the [[Text:EBD:Israel (EBD)|Israelites]] invaded [[Text:EBD:Palestine (EBD)|Palestine]] (Josh. 10:1,3). He formed a confederacy with the other [[Text:EBD:Canaanites (EBD)|Canaanitish]] kings against the Israelites, but was utterly routed by [[Text:EBD:Joshua (EBD)|Joshua]] when he was engaged in besieging the [[Text:EBD:Gibeon (EBD)|Gibeonites]]. The history of this victory and of the treatment of the five confederated kings is recorded in Josh. 10:1-27. (Comp. Deut. 21:23). Among the [[Text:EBD:wikipedia:Tell Amarna|Tell Amarna]] tablets (see [[Egypt (EBD)|EGYPT]]) are some very interesting letters from Adoni-zedec to the King of Egypt. These illustrate in a very remarkable manner the history recorded in Josh. 10, and indeed throw light on the [[Text:EBD:War (EBD)|wars]] of conquest generally, so that they may be read as a kind of commentary on the book of [[Text:EBD:Joshua, The Book of (EBD)|Joshua]]. Here the conquering career of the Abiri (i.e., [[Text:EBD:Hebrews (EBD)|Hebrews]]) is graphically described: "Behold, I say that the land of the king my lord is ruined", "The wars are mighty against me", "The Hebrew chiefs plunder all the king's lands", "Behold, I the chief of the [[Text:EBD:Amorites (EBD)|Amorites]] am breaking to pieces." Then he implores the king of Egypt to send soldiers to help him, directing that the army should come by sea to [[Text:EBD:Ashkelon (EBD)|Ascalon]] or [[Text:EBD:Gaza (EBD)|Gaza]], and thence march to Wru-sa-lim (Jerusalem) by the [[Text:EBD:Valley (EBD)|valley]] of [[Text:EBD:Elah (EBD)|Elah]].