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[[Text:EBD:Lord|Lord ]] of [[Text:EBD:Justice|justice ]] or [[Text:EBD:Righteousness|righteousness]], was [[Text:EBD:King|king ]] in [[Text:EBD:Jerusalem |Jerusalem]] at the time when the [[Text:EBD:Israel|Israelites ]] invaded [[Text:EBD:Palestine |Palestine]] (Josh. 10:1,3). He formed a confederacy with the other [[Text:EBD:Canaanites|Canaanitish ]] kings against the Israelites, but was utterly routed by [[Text:EBD:Joshua|Joshua ]] when he was engaged in besieging the [[Text:EBD:Gibeon|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|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|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|Joshua]]. Here the conquering career of the Abiri (i.e., [[Text:EBD:Hebrews|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|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|Ascalon ]] or [[Text:EBD:Gaza|Gaza]], and thence march to Wru-sa-lim (Jerusalem) by the [[Text:EBD:Valley|valley ]] of [[Text:EBD:Elah|Elah]].

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