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CHAPTER 14

1
In those days
Amraphel
king
of Shinar,
Arioch
king
of Ellasar,
Chedorlaomer
king
of Elam,
and Tidal
king
of Goiim
2
went to
war
against
Bera
king
of Sodom,
Birsha
king
of Gomorrah,
Shinab
king
of Admah,
Shemeber
king
of Zeboiim,
and the king
of Bela
(that is,
Zoar).
3
The latter
five
came as allies
to
the Valley
of Siddim
(that is,
the Salt
Sea).
4
For twelve
years
they had been subject
to Chedorlaomer,
but in the thirteenth
year
they rebelled.
5
In the fourteenth
year,
Chedorlaomer
and the kings
who were
allied with him
went out
and defeated
the Rephaites
in Ashteroth-karnaim,
the Zuzites
in Ham,
the Emites
in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
6
and the Horites
in the hill country
of Seir,
as
far as El-paran,
which is
near
the desert.
7
Then they turned back
to invade
En-mishpat
(that is,
Kadesh),
and they conquered
the whole
territory
of the Amalekites,
as
well as the Amorites
who lived
in Hazazon-tamar.
8
Then the king
of Sodom,
the king
of Gomorrah,
the king
of Admah,
the king
of Zeboiim,
and the king
of Bela
(that is,
Zoar)
marched out
and arrayed
for battle
in the Valley
of Siddim
9
against
Chedorlaomer
king
of Elam,
Tidal
king
of Goiim,
Amraphel
king
of Shinar,
and Arioch
king
of Ellasar—
four
kings
against
five.
10
Now the Valley
of Siddim
was full of tar
pits,
and as the kings
of Sodom
and Gomorrah
fled,
some men fell
into the pits,
but the survivors
fled
to the hill country.
11
The four kings seized
all
the goods
of Sodom
and Gomorrah
and all
their food,
and they went on their way.
12
They also carried off
Abram’s
nephew
Lot
and his possessions,
since he
was living
in Sodom.
13
Then an escapee
came
and reported this
to Abram
the Hebrew.
Now Abram
was living
near the oaks
of Mamre
the Amorite,
a brother
of Eshcol
and
Aner,
all of whom
were bound
by treaty
to Abram.
14
And when Abram
heard
that
his relative
had been captured,
he assembled
the 318
trained men
born
in his household,
and they set out in pursuit
as
far as Dan.
15
During the night,
Abram
divided
his forces
and routed Chedorlaomer’s army,
pursuing
them as
far as Hobah,
north
of Damascus.
16
He retrieved
all
the goods,
as well as
his relative
Lot
and his possessions,
together with
the women
and the rest of the people.
17
After
Abram returned
from defeating
Chedorlaomer
and the kings
allied with him,
the king
of Sodom
went out
to meet
him in
the Valley
of Shaveh
(that is,
the King’s
Valley).
18
Then Melchizedek
king
of Salem
brought out
bread
and wine—
since he
was priest
of God
Most High—
19
and he blessed Abram
and said:
“Blessed be
Abram
by God
Most High,
Creator
of heaven
and earth,
20
and blessed be
God
Most High,
who
has delivered
your enemies
into your hand.”
Then Abram gave
Melchizedek a tenth
of everything.
21
The king
of Sodom
said
to
Abram,
“Give
me the people,
but take
the goods for yourself.”
22
But Abram
replied
to
the king
of Sodom,
“I have raised
my hand
to
the LORD
God
Most High,
Creator
of heaven
and earth,
23
that
I will not
accept
even
a thread,
or a strap
of a sandal,
or anything
that belongs to you,
lest
you should say,
‘I have made
Abram
rich.’
24
I will accept nothing
but
what
my men
have eaten
and the share
for the men
who
went
with me—
Aner,
Eshcol,
and Mamre.
They
may take
their portion.”
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