1 ¶ 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; See also: Genesis 10:10 Genesis 10:22 Genesis 11:2 Isaiah 37:12 Isaiah 11:11
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. See also: Genesis 13:10 Deuteronomy 29:23 Genesis 10:19 Isaiah 1:9-10 Hosea 11:8
3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. See also: Numbers 34:12 Deuteronomy 3:17 Joshua 3:16 Genesis 19:24 Psalms 107:34
4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. See also: Genesis 9:25-26 Ezekiel 17:15
5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, See also: Genesis 15:20 Deuteronomy 1:4 Deuteronomy 2:10-11 Deuteronomy 3:11 Deuteronomy 3:22
6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness. See also: Deuteronomy 2:22 Genesis 21:21 Deuteronomy 2:12 Numbers 12:16 Numbers 13:3
7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar. See also: 2 Chronicles 20:2 Genesis 16:14 Genesis 20:1 Genesis 36:12 Genesis 36:16
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; See also: Genesis 13:10 Genesis 19:20 Genesis 19:22 Genesis 14:2-3 Genesis 14:10
9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five.
10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. See also: Genesis 19:17 Genesis 11:3 Genesis 19:30 Isaiah 24:18 Jeremiah 48:44
11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. See also: Genesis 14:16 Genesis 14:21 Genesis 12:5 Deuteronomy 28:31 Deuteronomy 28:35
12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. See also: Genesis 12:5 Genesis 11:27 Revelation 3:19 Genesis 13:12-13 Numbers 16:26
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. See also: Genesis 13:18 Genesis 14:24 Genesis 40:15 Genesis 10:16 Genesis 41:12
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, and pursued them unto Dan. See also: Judges 18:29 Genesis 15:3 Genesis 17:12 Genesis 17:27 Deuteronomy 34:1
15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. See also: Acts 9:2 Deuteronomy 15:2 1 Kings 15:18 Psalms 112:5 Isaiah 41:2-3
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. See also: 1 Samuel 30:8 1 Samuel 30:18-19 Genesis 12:2 Genesis 14:11-12 Isaiah 41:2
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. See also: 2 Samuel 18:18 Proverbs 19:4 Hebrews 7:1 Judges 11:34 1 Samuel 18:6
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. See also: Hebrews 6:20 Psalms 110:4 Hebrews 5:6 Hebrews 5:10 Psalms 76:2
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: See also: Hebrews 7:6-7 Genesis 14:22 Numbers 6:23-27 Ruth 3:10 Psalms 24:1
20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. See also: Genesis 28:22 Nehemiah 13:12 Deuteronomy 14:28 Malachi 3:10 Hebrews 7:4-9
21 ¶ And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, See also: Daniel 12:7 Exodus 6:8 Deuteronomy 32:40 Judges 11:35 Psalms 24:1
23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: See also: 2 Kings 5:16 2 Corinthians 11:9-12 Esther 9:15-16 Hebrews 13:5 1 Kings 13:8
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. See also: Genesis 14:13 Proverbs 3:27 Matthew 7:12 Romans 13:7-8 1 Corinthians 9:14-15