And it came about in the days
of Amraphel
king
of aShinar
, Arioch
king
of Ellasar
, Chedorlaomer
king
of bElam
, and Tidal
king
of 1Goiim
,
that they made war
with Bera
king
of Sodom
, and with Birsha
king
of Gomorrah
, Shinab
king
of aAdmah
, and Shemeber
king
of bZeboiim
, and the king
of Bela
(that is, cZoar
).
All these
1came
as allies
to athe valley
of Siddim
(that is, bthe Salt
Sea
).
Twelve years
they had served
Chedorlaomer
, but the thirteenth
year
they rebelled
.
In the fourteenth year
Chedorlaomer
and the kings
that were with him, came
and 1defeated
the aRephaim
in bAshteroth-karnaim
and the Zuzim
in Ham
and the Emim
in 2 cShaveh-kiriathaim
,
and the aHorites in their Mount
Seir
, as far
as bEl-paran
, which
is by the wilderness
.
Then they turned back
and came
to En-mishpat
(that is, aKadesh
), and 1conquered
all
the country
of the Amalekites
, and also
the Amorites
, who lived
in bHazazon-tamar
.
And the king of Sodom
and the king
of Gomorrah
and the king
of Admah
and the king
of Zeboiim
and the king
of Bela
(that is, Zoar
) came
out; and they arrayed
for battle
against
them in athe valley
of Siddim
,
against Chedorlaomer
king
of Elam
and Tidal
king
of 1Goiim
and Amraphel
king
of Shinar
and Arioch
king
of Ellasar
--four
kings
against
five
.
Now the valley of Siddim
was full of tar
pits
; and athe kings
of Sodom
and Gomorrah
fled
, and they fell
1into them. But those who survived
fled
to the bhill
country
.
Then they took all
the goods
of Sodom
and Gomorrah
and all
their food
supply
, and departed
.
They also took Lot
, aAbram's
nephew
, and his possessions
and departed
, bfor he was living
in Sodom
.
Then 1a fugitive came
and told
Abram
the aHebrew
. Now he was 2living
by the 3 boaks
of Mamre
the Amorite
, brother
of Eshcol
and brother
of Aner
, and these
were 4 callies
with Abram
.
When Abram heard
that ahis 1relative
had been taken
captive
, he 2led
out his trained
men
, bborn
in his house
, three
hundred
and eighteen
, and went
in pursuit
as far
as cDan
.
aHe divided 1his forces against
them by night
, he and his servants
, and 2defeated
them, and pursued
them as far
as Hobah
, which
is 3north
of bDamascus
.
He abrought back
all
the goods
, and also
brought
back
bhis 1relative
Lot
with his possessions
, and also
the women
, and the people
.
Then after his return
from the 1defeat
of Chedorlaomer
and the kings
who
were with him, athe king
of Sodom
went
out to meet
him at the valley
of Shaveh
(that is, bthe King's
Valley
).
And aMelchizedek king
of Salem
brought
out bbread
and wine
; now he was a cpriest
of 1God
Most
High
.
He blessed him and said
, "Blessed
be Abram
of 1God
Most
High
, 2 aPossessor
of heaven
and earth
;
And blessed be 1God
Most
High
, Who
has delivered
your enemies
into your hand
." aHe gave
him a tenth
of all
.
The king of Sodom
said
to Abram
, "Give
the 1people
to me and take
the goods
for yourself."
Abram said
to the king
of Sodom
, "I have 1sworn
to the LORD
2 aGod
Most
High
, 3 bpossessor
of heaven
and earth
,
that aI will not take a thread
or a sandal
thong
or anything
that is yours, for fear you would say
, `I have made
Abram
rich
.'
" 1I will take nothing except
what
the young
men
have eaten
, and the share
of the men
who
went
with me, aAner
, Eshcol
, and Mamre
; let them take
their share
."