1And in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of nations;
2That these kings waged war with Bera, king of Sodom, Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
3All these were joined together in the valley of Siddim, which is at the salt sea.
4Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer came, with the kings that were with him, and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto El-paran, which is by the wilderness.
7And as they returned, they came to En-mishpat, which is Kadesh, and attacked all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.
8And the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar), went out and joined battle with Chedorlaomer, and the three kings that were with him, (Tidal, king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar) in the valley of Siddim;
9 Four kings against five.
10And the valley of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and the others fled to the mountain.
11And they carried off all the goods and supplies of Sodom and Gomorrah;
12And they also carried off Lot, Abram's nephew, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, aa they departed.
13And there came someone that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt by the oaks (in the plain) of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with (allies of) Abram.
14And when Abram heard that his nephew was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, those born in his own house - three hundred eighteen, and pursued them to Dan.
15And he divided his men against them, he and his servants, , and attacked them by night, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
16And he recovered all the goods, and rescued his nephew Lot, with his goods, the women, and the people.
17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him upon 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.
18And Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; and he was the priest of the most high God.
19And he blessed Abram, and said, “Blessed be Abram of the Most High God, the Possessor of heaven and earth:
20Blessed be the Most High God, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand”. And Abram gave him tithes of all his spoils.
21And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods (spoils) for yourself”.
22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand unto the LORD, the Most High God, the Possessor of heaven and earth,
23That I will not take from a thread even to a shoe-latchet, and that I will not take anything that is yours, so that cannot say, “I have made Abram rich”:
24Except for what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.” Easy Reader Bible: Purple Letter Edition © 2023 by Jim Musser. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Bible Hub |
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