Adoni-Bezek

According to the book of Judges, Adoni-Bezek, or Lord of Bezek, was a Canaanite king in the Bible who subdued the kings of seventy cities near his land of Bezek and cut off their thumbs and big toes. He did this presumably to prevent them from holding a sword or running. After the death of Joshua, the Israelites attacked Bezek and defeated Adoni-Bezek's armies before capturing him and mutilating him in the same way he had mutilated his victims. Adoni-Bezek was taken to Jerusalem as a slave by the Israelites, where he died of his injuries.

He is not to be confused with Adoni-Zedek, another Biblical king who was a foe of the Israelites.