And there came two
angels
to Sodom
at even
; and Lot
sat
in the gate
of Sodom
: and Lot
seeing
them rose up
to meet
them; and he bowed
himself with his face
toward the ground
;
And he said, Behold now, my lords
, turn in
, I pray you, into your servant's
house
, and tarry all night
, and wash
your feet
, and ye shall rise up early
, and go
on your ways
. And they said
, Nay; but we will abide
in the street
all night
.
And he pressed upon them greatly
; and they turned in
unto him, and entered
into his house
; and he made
them a feast
, and did bake
unleavened bread
, and they did eat
.
But before they lay down, the men
of the city
, even the men
of Sodom
, compassed
the house
round
, both old
and young
, all the people
from every quarter
:
And they called unto Lot
, and said
unto him, Where are the men
which came in
to thee this night
? bring them out
unto us, that we may know
them.
And Lot went out
at the door
unto them, and shut
the door
after him
,
And said, I pray you, brethren
, do not so wickedly
.
Behold now, I have two daughters
which have not known
man
; let me, I pray you, bring them out
unto you, and do
ye to them as is good
in your eyes
: only unto these
men
do
nothing
; for therefore came
they under the shadow
of my roof
.
And they said, Stand
back
. And they said
again , This one
fellow came in
to sojourn
, and he will needs
be a judge
: now will we deal worse
with thee, than with them. And they pressed
sore
upon the man
, even Lot
, and came near
to break
the door
.
But the men put forth
their hand
, and pulled
Lot
into the house
to them, and shut
to the door
.
And they smote the men
that were at the door
of the house
with blindness
, both small
and great
: so that they wearied
themselves to find
the door
.
And the men said
unto Lot
, Hast thou here
any
besides? son in law
, and thy sons
, and thy daughters
, and whatsoever
thou hast in the city
, bring them out
of this place
:
For we will destroy
this place
, because the cry of them
is waxen great
before
the face
of the LORD
; and the LORD
hath sent
us to destroy
it.
And Lot went out
, and spake
unto his sons in law
, which married
his daughters
, and said
, Up
, get you out
of this place
; for the LORD
will destroy
this city
. But he seemed as one that mocked
unto
his sons in law
.
And when the morning
arose
, then the angels
hastened
Lot
, saying
, Arise
, take
thy wife
, and thy two
daughters
, which are here
; lest thou be consumed
in the iniquity
of the city
.
And while he lingered, the men
laid hold
upon his hand
, and upon the hand
of his wife
, and upon the hand
of his two
daughters
; the LORD
being merciful
unto him: and they brought him forth
, and set him
without
the city
.
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad
, that he said
, Escape
for
thy life
; look
not behind thee
, neither stay
thou in all the plain
; escape
to the mountain
, lest thou be consumed
.
And Lot said
unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord
:
Behold now, thy servant hath found
grace
in thy sight
, and thou hast magnified
thy mercy
, which thou hast shewed
unto me
in saving
my life
; and I cannot
escape
to the mountain
, lest some evil
take
me, and I die
:
Behold now, this city is near
to flee
unto, and it
is a little one
: Oh, let me escape
thither, ( is it not a little one
?) and my soul
shall live
.
And he said unto him, See
, I have accepted
thee
concerning this thing
also, that I will not overthrow
this city
, for the which
thou hast spoken
.
Haste thee, escape
thither; for I cannot
do
any thing
till thou be come
thither. Therefore the name
of the city
was called
Zoar
.
The sun was risen
upon the earth
when Lot
entered
into Zoar
.
Then the LORD rained
upon Sodom
and upon Gomorrah
brimstone
and fire
from the LORD
out of heaven
;
And he overthrew those
cities
, and all the plain
, and all the inhabitants
of the cities
, and that which grew
upon the ground
.
But his wife looked back
from behind him
, and she became a pillar
of salt
.
And Abraham gat up early
in the morning
to the place
where he stood
before
the LORD
:
And he looked toward
Sodom
and Gomorrah
, and toward
all the land
of the plain
, and beheld
, and, lo, the smoke
of the country
went up
as the smoke
of a furnace
.
And it came to pass, when God destroyed
the cities
of the plain
, that God
remembered
Abraham
, and sent
Lot
out of the midst
of the overthrow
, when he overthrew
the cities
in the which
Lot
dwelt
.
And Lot went up
out of Zoar
, and dwelt
in the mountain
, and his two
daughters
with him; for he feared
to dwell
in Zoar
: and he dwelt
in a cave
, he and his two
daughters
.
And the firstborn said
unto the younger
, Our father
is old
, and there is not a man
in the earth
to come in
unto us after the manner
of all the earth
:
Come, let us make
our father
drink
wine
, and we will lie
with him, that we may preserve
seed
of our father
.
And they made their father
drink
wine
that night
: and the firstborn
went in
, and lay
with her father
; and he perceived
not when she lay down
, nor when she arose
.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn
said
unto the younger
, Behold, I lay
yesternight
with my father
: let us make him drink
wine
this night
also; and go thou in
, and lie
with him, that we may preserve
seed
of our father
.
And they made their father
drink
wine
that
night
also: and the younger
arose
, and lay
with him; and he perceived
not when she lay down
, nor when she arose
.
Thus were both the daughters
of Lot
with child
by their father
.
And the firstborn bare
a son
, and called
his name
Moab
: the same
is the father
of the Moabites
unto this day
.
And the younger, she also bare
a son
, and called
his name
Benammi
: the same is the father
of the children
of Ammon
unto this day
.