Bezek 2
Bezek 2 (Biblical Place • 32.367°N, 35.400°E): Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 11:8 . It is closely linked with Bezek 1 (Biblical Place • 31.898°N, 34.953°E): ~. Referenced in Judg 1:4 , Judg 1:5 .
Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture
Key geographical locations connected to this topic include Bezek 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Sam 11:8 .) Bezek 1 (~. Referenced in Judg 1:4 , Judg 1:5 .) Jezreel 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in Josh 19:18 , 2 Sam 2:9 , 1 Kgs 18:45 , 1 Kgs 18:46 , 1 Kgs 21:1 , 2 Kgs 8:29 .) Holy Place 2 (Ancient biblical location referenced in 1 Kgs 8:8 , 1 Kgs 8:10 , 2 Chr 5:9 , 2 Chr 5:11 , 2 Chr 29:5 , 2 Chr 29:7 (identified with Jerusalem ).)
Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context
Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Judges 1:5 : "And they found Adoni–bezek in Bezek : and they fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzites."; Judges 1:6 : "But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes."; 1 Samuel 11:8 : "And when he numbered them in Bezek , the children of Israel were three hundred thousand, and the men of Judah thirty thousand.". Related canonical books and chapters: Judges (Old Testament • 21 Chapters).