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a-doÌ„-niÌ„-zē´dek (××“× ×™×¦×“×§, 'ădhoÌ„nıcedhekÌ£, “lord of righteousnessâ€): King of Jerusalem at the time of the conquest of Canaan (). When he heard of the fall of Ai and the submission of the Gibeonites, he entered into a league with four other kings to resist Joshua and Israel, and to punish Gibeon (, ), but was overthrown by Joshua in a memorable battle (-14). Adoni-zedek and his four allies were shut up in a cave, while the battle lasted, and afterward were taken out by Joshua's order, put to death and hanged on trees (-27). It is noticeable that the name is almost the equivalent of Melchizedek, מלכּיצדק, malkı̄cedhekÌ£, “king of righteousness,†who was ruler of Jerusalem in the time of Abraham.