Genesis 14:14-24 ▼

14 So Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, and he led out his trained men, born in his house, 318 in number, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.

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

16 And he brought back all the possessions, and he also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions and also the women and the people.

17 Then after he came back from striking down Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; now he was a priest of God Most High.

19 Then he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;

20 And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then he gave him a tenth of all.

21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the people to me, but take the possessions for yourself.”

22 Then Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to Yahweh God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth,

23 that I will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you would not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

24 I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share.”