And it
came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar,
Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, 2 that
these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah,
Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which
is Zoar. 3 All these were joined together in the vale of
Siddim, which is the salt sea. 4 Twelve years they served
Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5 And in
the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and
struck the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins
in Shaveh Kiriathaim, 6 and the Horites in their mount Seir, to
Elparan, which is by the wilderness. 7 And they returned, and
came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and struck all the country of the
Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
8 And
there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of
Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and
they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim; 9 against
Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel
king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings against five. 10 And
the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah
fled, and fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain. 11 And
they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food supply, and
went their way. 12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son,
who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13 And
there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the
plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these
were confederate with Abram. 14 And when Abram heard that his
brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own
house, three hundred and eighteen (318), and pursued them to Dan. 15 And
he divided his men against them, he and his servants, by night, and struck
them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. 16 And
he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his
goods, and the women also, and the people. 17 And the king of
Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer,
and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the
king's dale.
18 And
Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine; and He was the Priest
of the Most High God. 19 And He blessed him, and said,
“Blessed be Abram of the Most High
God,
Possessor of heaven and earth;
20 and blessed be the Most High God,
who has delivered your enemies into
your hand.
And he
gave Him tithes of all.
21 And the
king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the goods for
yourself.”
22 And
Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to the LORD, the
Most High God, the Possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that I
will not take - from a thread even to a shoe latchet - and that I will not take
anything that is yours, so that you should not say, ‘I have made
Abram rich.’ 24 Save only that which the young men have eaten,
and the portion of the men which went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let
them take their portion.”
.
Genesis
14
The King
Version (KING)
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Notes:
1. food supply vs. victuals
2. struck vs. smote
3. so that vs. lest
4. against vs. with
5. v. 15 his men vs. himself
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