Genesis 14:1-16 ▼

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 Goiim,

2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and Birsha king of Gomorrah, and Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

3 All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

4 Two and ten years they had served Chedorlaomer, and in the three and tenth year they rebelled.

5 And in the four and tenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, and they struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzites in Ham, and the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

6 and the Horites in their mountain of Seir, as far as El-Paran, which is by the wilderness.

7 And they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they struck all the territory of the Amalekite, and also the Amorite who was dwelling in Hazazon-tamar.

8 And the king of Sodom went out, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). And they arrayed in battle with them in the Valley of Siddim—

9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against the five.

10 And the Valley of Siddim had pits, pits of tar; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and some fell there, and the remainder fled to the mountains.

11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.

12 And they took Lot, son of Abram's brother, and his goods, and they departed; and he was dwelling in Sodom.

13 And the escapee came, and he told Abram the Hebrew, and he was dwelling by the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they were possessors of a covenant with Abram.

14 And Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, and he drew out his trained men, those born in his house, eight and ten and three hundred, and he went in pursuit as far as Dan.

15 And he divided himself against them by night—he and his servants—and he struck them and he pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.

16 And he brought back all the goods, and also Lot, his brother, and his goods; he also brought back the women and the people.