Judges 1:7

Threescore and ten kings. The various royal personages that at different times during Adoni-bezek’s reign constituted the retinue of subjugated rulers that he supported miserably in his court after having mutilated them. The kingdoms of Palestine were small, often consisting of only a city and the territory around it.

Gathered. A better translation would be “gleaned,” or, “picked up crumbs.”

As I have done. Adoni-bezek testified that he deserved the punishment that was meted out to him. Like many others since his time, he read his crime in his punishment. Although God does not always immediately requite men according to their deserts, but defers long, hoping for repentance, eventually all will be constrained to admit their guilt before His judgment bar. How much better it is to plead guilty before the mercy seat now, and thus be delivered from the wrath to come.

Jerusalem. There is no suggestion that the tribes endeavored to maintain their hold on the city at this time. In fact, the Bible record shows that the city continued in the hands of the Jebusites until captured by David several hundred years later (2 Sam. 5:6, 7). Not until the reign of David did Judah actually dominate southern Palestine. Inasmuch as Jerusalem was not situated within the lot of Judah or Simeon, these tribes probably abandoned the city after they had captured and burned it.

There he died. The author does not say how long Adoni-bezek lived after being brought to Jerusalem. Presumably his death occurred soon after.