Judges 1:6-8
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
6 Adonibezek fled. They pursued him, and when they caught him, they cut off his thumbs and big toes. 7 “Seventy kings,” said Adonibezek, “used to pick up scraps under my table with their thumbs and big toes cut off. As I have done, so has God repaid me.” He was brought to Jerusalem, and he died there. 8 [a]The Judahites fought against Jerusalem, captured it, and put it to the sword, setting the city itself on fire.(A)
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