1 And it came to pass in the daysof Amraphelkingof Shinar, Ariochkingof Ellasar, Chedorlaomerkingof Elam, and Tidalkingof nations;2 That thesemadewarwithBerakingof Sodom, and with Birshakingof Gomorrah, Shinabkingof Admah, and Shemeberkingof Zeboiim, and the kingof Bela, which isZoar.3 All these were joined togetherin the valeof Siddim, whichis the saltsea.4 Twelveyearsthey servedChedorlaomer, and in the thirteenthyearthey rebelled.5 And in the fourteenthyearcameChedorlaomer, and the kings that werewith him, and smotethe Rephaimsin Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzimsin Ham, and the Emimsin Shaveh Kiriathaim,nShaveh…: or, The plain of Kiriathaim6 And the Horitesin their mountSeir, unto El–paran, which isbythe wilderness.nEl–paran: or, The plain of Paran7 And they returned, and cametoEn–mishpat, which isKadesh, and smoteall the countryof the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dweltin Hazezon–tamar.8 And there went outthe kingof Sodom, and the kingof Gomorrah, and the kingof Admah, and the kingof Zeboiim, and the kingof Bela (the sameisZoar;) and they joinedbattlewith them in the valeof Siddim;9 With Chedorlaomerthe kingof Elam, and with Tidalkingof nations, and Amraphelkingof Shinar, and Ariochkingof Ellasar; fourkingswith five.10 And the valeof Siddimwas full ofslimepits; and the kingsof Sodomand Gomorrahfled, and fellthere; and they that remainedfledto the mountain.11 And they tookall the goodsof Sodomand Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.12 And they tookLot, Abram'sbrother'sson, who dweltin Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13 And there cameone that had escaped, and toldAbramthe Hebrew; for he dweltin the plainof Mamrethe Amorite, brotherof Eshcol, and brotherof Aner: and these wereconfederatewith Abram.nplain: Heb. plains14 And when Abramheardthat his brotherwas taken captive, he armedhis trainedservants, bornin his own house, threehundredand eighteen, and pursuedthemunto Dan.narmed: or, led forthntrained: or, instructed15 And he dividedhimself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smotethem, and pursuedthem unto Hobah, which ison the left handof Damascus.16 And he brought backall the goods, and also brought againhis brotherLot, and his goods, and the womenalso, and the people.
17 And the kingof Sodomwent outto meethim afterhis returnfrom the slaughterof Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that werewith him, at the valleyof Shaveh, whichisthe king'sdale.18 And Melchizedekkingof Salembrought forthbreadand wine: and he wasthe priestof the most highGod.19 And he blessedhim, and said, BlessedbeAbramof the most highGod, possessorof heavenand earth:20 And blessedbe the most highGod, which hath deliveredthine enemiesinto thy hand. And he gavehim tithes of all.21 And the kingof Sodomsaidunto Abram, Giveme the persons, and takethe goods to thyself.npersons: Heb. souls22 And Abramsaidto the kingof Sodom, I have lift upmine handunto the Lord, the most highGod, the possessorof heavenand earth,23 That I will nottakefrom a threadeven to a shoelatchet, and that I will nottake any thing that isthine, lest thou shouldest say, I have madeAbramrich:24 Saveonly that whichthe young menhave eaten, and the portionof the menwhich wentwithme, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let themtaketheir portion.