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 nations; Compare verse1 commentary
2 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. Compare verse
3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. Compare verse1 commentary
4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. Compare verse
5 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 Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim, Compare verse2 commentaries
6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, to Elparan, which is by the wilderness. Compare verse1 commentary
7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelled in Hazezontamar. Compare verse4 commentaries
8 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; Compare verse3 commentaries
9 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. Compare verse
10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. Compare verse
11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. Compare verse1 commentary
12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelled in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. Compare verse1 commentary
13 And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelled in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. Compare verse3 commentaries
14 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 to Dan. Compare verse4 commentaries
15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. Compare verse3 commentaries
16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. Compare verse2 commentaries
17 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. Compare verse1 commentary
18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. Compare verse9 commentaries
19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: Compare verse2 commentaries
20 And blessed be the most high God, which has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all. Compare verse2 commentaries
21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to yourself. Compare verse1 commentary
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up my hand to the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, Compare verse1 commentary
23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is yours, lest you should say, I have made Abram rich: Compare verse4 commentaries
24 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. Compare verse2 commentaries