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
;
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
.
All these were joined together in the vale
of Siddim
, which
is the salt
sea
.
Twelve years
they served
Chedorlaomer
, and in the thirteenth
year
they rebelled
.
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
,
And the Horites in their mount
Seir
, unto Elparan
, which is by
the wilderness
.
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
.
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
;
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
.
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
.
And they took all the goods
of Sodom
and Gomorrah
, and all their victuals
, and went their way
.
And they took Lot
, Abram's
brother's
son
, who dwelt
in Sodom
, and his goods
, and departed
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
And he brought back all the goods
, and also brought again
his brother
Lot
, and his goods
, and the women
also, and the people
.
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
.
And Melchizedek king
of Salem
brought forth
bread
and wine
: and he was the priest
of the most high
God
.
And he blessed him, and said
, Blessed
be Abram
of the most high
God
, possessor
of heaven
and earth
:
And blessed be the most high
God
, which hath delivered
thine enemies
into thy hand
. And he gave
him tithes
of all.
And the king of Sodom
said
unto Abram
, Give
me the persons
, and take
the goods
to thyself.
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
,
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
:
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
.