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NASB — Genesis 14 — KJV

War of the Kings

1 And it came° about in the days° of Amraphel° king° of aShinar°, Arioch° king° of Ellasar°, Chedorlaomer° king° of bElam°, and Tidal° king° of IGoiim°, 2 [that] they made° war° with Bera° king° of Sodom°, and with Birsha° king° of Gomorrah°, Shinab° king° of aAdmah°, and Shemeber° king° of bZeboiim°, and the king° of Bela° (that is, cZoar°). 3 All° these° Icame° as allies° to athe valley° of Siddim° (that is, bthe Salt° Sea°). 4 Twelve°° years° they had served° Chedorlaomer°, but the thirteenth°° year° they rebelled°. 5 In the fourteenth°° year° Chedorlaomer° and the kings° that were with him, came° and Idefeated° the aRephaim° in bAshteroth-karnaim° and the Zuzim° in Ham° and the Emim° in II cShaveh-kiriathaim°, 6 and the aHorites° in their Mount° Seir°, as far° as bEl-paran°, which° is by the wilderness°. 7 Then they turned° back° and came° to En-mishpat° (that is, aKadesh°), and Iconquered° all° the country° of the Amalekites°, and also° the Amorites°, who lived° in bHazazon-tamar°. 8 And the king° of Sodom° and the king° of Gomorrah° and the king° of Admah° and the king° of Zeboiim° and the king° of Bela° (that is, Zoar°) came° out; and they arrayed° for battle° against° them in athe valley° of Siddim°, 9 against° Chedorlaomer° king° of Elam° and Tidal° king° of IGoiim° and 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 athe kings° of Sodom° and Gomorrah° fled°, and they fell° Iinto them. But those who survived° fled° to the bhill° country°. 11 Then they took° all° the goods° of Sodom° and Gomorrah° and all° their food° supply°, and departed°. 12 They also took° Lot°, aAbram’s° nephew°°, and his possessions° and departed°, bfor he was living° in Sodom°.

[1] IOr nations a Gn 10:10; 11:2 b Gn 10:22; Is 11:11; Dn 8:2
[2] a Gn 10:19 b Dt 29:23 c Gn 13:10; 19:22
[3] ILit joined together a Gn 14:8, 10 b Nu 34:12; Dt 3:17; Jsh 3:16
[5] ILit smote IIOr the plain of Kiriathaim a Dt 3:11, 13 b Dt 1:4; Jsh 9:10 c Nu 32:37
[6] a Gn 36:20; Dt 2:12, 22 b Gn 21:21; Nu 10:12
[7] ILit smote a Nu 13:26 b 2Ch 20:2
[8] a Gn 14:3
[9] IOr nations
[10] ILit there a Gn 14:17, 21, 22 b Gn 19:17
[12] a Gn 11:27 b Gn 13:12

13 ¶ Then Ia fugitive° came° and told° Abram° the aHebrew°. Now he was IIliving° by the III boaks° of Mamre° the Amorite°, brother° of Eshcol° and brother° of Aner°, and these° were IV callies°° with Abram°. 14 When Abram° heard° that ahis Irelative° had been taken° captive°, he IIled° out his trained° men°, bborn° in his house°, three° hundred° and eighteen°°, and went° in pursuit° as far° as cDan°. 15 aHe divided° Ihis forces against° them by night°, he and his servants°, and IIdefeated° them, and pursued° them as far° as Hobah°, which° is IIInorth° of bDamascus°. 16 He abrought° back° all° the goods°, and also° brought° back° bhis Irelative° Lot° with his possessions°, and also° the women°, and the people°.

[13] ILit the IILit abiding IIIOr terebinths IVLit possessors of the covenant a Gn 40:15; Ex 3:18 b Gn 13:18; 14:24 c Gn 21:27, 32
[14] ILit brother IIOr mustered a Gn 14:12 b Gn 12:5; 15:3; 17:27; Ec 2:7 c Dt 34:1; Jg 18:29; 1K 15:20
[15] ILit himself IILit smote IIILit on the left a Jg 7:16 b Gn 15:2
[16] ILit brother a 1S 30:8, 18, 19 b Gn 14:12, 14

God’s Promise to Abram

17 ¶ Then after° his return° from the Idefeat° of Chedorlaomer° and the kings° who° were with him, athe king° of Sodom° went° out to meet° him at the valley° of Shaveh° (that is, bthe King’s° Valley°). 18 And aMelchizedek° king° of Salem° brought° out bbread° and wine°; now he was a cpriest° of IGod° Most° High°. 19 He blessed° him and said°,
  “Blessed° be Abram° of IGod° Most° High°,
  II aPossessor° of heaven° and earth°;
  20 And blessed° be IGod° Most° High°,
  Who° has delivered° your enemies° into your hand°.”
aHe gave° him a tenth° of all°. 21 The king° of Sodom° said° to Abram°, “Give° the Ipeople° to me and take° the goods° for yourself.” 22 Abram° said° to the king° of Sodom°, “I have Isworn°° to the LORD° II aGod° Most° High°, III bpossessor° of heaven° and earth°, 23 that aI will not take° a thread° or a sandal° thong° or anything° that is yours, for fear you would say°, ‘I have made° Abram° rich°.’ 24 II will take nothing° except° what° the young° men° have eaten°, and the share° of the men° who° went° with me, aAner°, Eshcol°, and Mamre°; let them take° their share°.”

[17] ILit smiting a Gn 14:10 b 2S 18:18
[18] IHeb El Elyon a He 7:1-10 b Ps 104:15 c Ps 110:4; He 5:6, 10
[19] IHeb El Elyon IIOr Creator a Gn 14:22
[20] IHeb El Elyon a He 7:4
[21] ILit soul
[22] ILit lifted up my hand IIHeb El Elyon IIIOr Creator a Gn 14:19 b Ps 24:1
[23] a 2K 5:16
[24] ILit Not to me except a Gn 14:13

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The battle of four kings against five.

1 ¶ And it came to pass² in the daysº of Amraphelº kingº of Shinar,º Ariochº kingº of Ellasar,º Chedorlaomerº kingº of Elam,º and Tidalº kingº of nations;º 2 [That these] madeº ª warº withº Beraº kingº of Sodom,º and with² Birshaº kingº of Gomorrah,º Shinabº kingº of Admah,º and Shemeberº kingº of Zeboiim,º and the kingº of Bela,º which² is¹ Zoar.º 3 All² these² were joined togetherº ª in² the valeº of Siddim,º whichº is the saltº sea.º 4 Twelveº º yearsº they servedº º ª Chedorlaomer,º and in the thirteenthº º yearº they rebelled.º ª 5 And in the fourteenthº º yearº cameº ª Chedorlaomer,º and the kingsº that² [were] with² him, and smoteº ª ² the Rephaimsº in Ashteroth Karnaim,º and the Zuzimsº in Ham,º and the Emimsº in Shaveh Kiriathaim,º 6 And the Horitesº in their mountº Seir,º unto² Elparan,º which² [is] byº the wilderness.º 7 And they returned,º ª and cameº ª toº Enmishpat,º which² [is] Kadesh,º and smoteº ª ² all² the countryº of the Amalekites,º and also² ² the Amorites,º that dweltº ª in Hazezontamar.º 8 And there went outº ª the kingº of Sodom,º and the kingº of Gomorrah,º and the kingº of Admah,º and the kingº of Zeboiim,º and the kingº of Belaº (the sameº [is] Zoar;)º and they joinedº ª battleº with² them in the valeº of Siddim;º 9 With² Chedorlaomerº the kingº of Elam,º and with Tidalº kingº of nations,º and Amraphelº kingº of Shinar,º and Ariochº kingº of Ellasar;º fourº kingsº with² five.º 10 And the valeº of Siddimº [was full of]¹ slimepits;º º and the kingsº of Sodomº and Gomorrahº fled,º ª and fellº ª there;² and they that remainedº ª fledº ª to the mountain.º

[1] Gn 10:10, 22; 11:2; Is 11:11; 21:2; 22:6; 37:12; Jr 25:25; 49:34; Ezk 32:24; Dn 1:2; Zc 5:11.
[2] Gn 10:19; 13:10; 19:20, 24; Dt 29:23; 34:3; 1S 13:18; Ne 11:34; Is 1:9; 15:5; Jr 48:34; Ho 11:8.
[3] Gn 19:24; Nu 34:12; Dt 3:17; Jsh 3:16; Ps 107:34.
[4] Gn 9:25; Ezk 17:15.
[5] Gn 15:20; Dt 1:4; 2:10, 20; 3:11, 20, 22; Jsh 12:4; 13:12, 19, 31; 2S 5:18, 22; 23:13; 1Ch 4:40; 11:15; 14:9; Ps 78:51; 105:23, 27; 106:22; Is 17:5; Jr 48:1, 23.
[6] Gn 16:7; 21:21; 36:8, 20; Nu 12:16; 13:3; Dt 2:12, 22; 1Ch 1:38; Hab 3:3.
[7] Gn 16:14; 20:1; 36:12, 16; Ex 17:8; Nu 14:43, 45; 20:1; 24:20; Dt 1:19, 46; Jsh 15:62; 1S 15:1; 27:1; 30:1; 2Ch 20:2.
[8] Gn 13:10; 14:2, 3, 10; 19:20, 22.
[9] Gn 14:1.
[10] Gn 11:3; 19:17, 30; Jsh 8:24; Ps 83:10; Is 24:18; Jr 48:44.

Lot is taken prisoner.

11 And they tookº ª ² all² the goodsº of Sodomº and Gomorrah,º and all² their victuals,º and went their way.¹ ª ² 12 And they tookº ª ² Lot,º Abram'sº brother'sº son,º who² dweltº ª in Sodom,º and his goods,º and departed.¹ ª ²

[11] Gn 12:5; 14:16, 21; Dt 28:31, 35, 51.
[12] Gn 11:27; 12:5; 13:12; Nu 16:26; Jb 9:23; Jr 2:17; 1Ti 6:9; Rv 3:19; 18:4.

13 ¶ And there cameº ª one that had escaped,º and toldº ª Abramº the Hebrew;º for he² dweltº ª in the plainº of Mamreº the Amorite,º brotherº of Eshcol,º and brotherº of Aner:º and these² [were] confederateº º with Abram.º

[13] Gn 10:16; 13:18; 14:24; 39:14; 40:15; 41:12; 43:32; Ex 2:6, 11; Nu 21:21; 1S 4:12; Jb 1:15; Jna 1:9; 2Co 11:22; Php 2:5.

Abram rescueth him.

14 And when Abramº heardº ª that² his brotherº was taken captive,º ª he armedº ª ² his trainedº [servants], bornº in his own house,º threeº hundredº and eighteen,º º and pursuedº ª [them] unto² Dan.º 15 And he divided¹ ª himself² against² them, he² and his servants,º by night,º and smoteº ª them, and pursuedº ª them unto² Hobah,º which² [is] on the left handº ² of Damascus.º 16 And he brought backº ª ² all² the goods,º and also² brought againº ª his brotherº ² Lot,º and his goods,º and² the womenº also,² and the people.º

[14] Gn 11:27; 12:5, 16; 13:8; 15:3; 17:12, 27; 18:19; 23:6; Dt 34:1; Jg 18:29; 20:1; Ps 45:3; 68:12; Pv 17:17; 24:11; Ec 2:7; Is 41:2; Ga 6:1; 1Jn 2:18.
[15] Dt 15:2; 1K 15:18; Ps 112:5; Is 41:2; Ac 9:2.
[16] Gn 12:2; 14:11; 1S 30:8, 18; Is 41:2.

17 ¶ And the kingº of Sodomº went outº ª to meetº ª him afterº his returnº ª from the slaughterº ª ² of² Chedorlaomer,º and of the kingsº that² [were] with² him, at² the valleyº of Shaveh,º whichº [is] the king'sº dale.º

[17] Jg 11:34; 1S 18:6; 2S 18:18; Pv 14:20; 19:4; He 7:1.

Melchizedek blesseth Abram.

18 And Melchizedekº kingº of Salemº brought forthº ª breadº and wine:º and he² [was] the priestº of the most highº God.º 19 And he blessedº ª him, and said,º ª Blessedº ª [be] Abramº of the most highº God,º possessorº ª of heavenº and earth:º

[18] Ru 3:10; 2S 2:5; Ps 7:17; 50:14; 57:2; 76:2; 110:4; Mi 6:6; Mt 26:26; Ac 7:48; 16:17; Ga 6:10; He 5:6, 10; 6:20; 7:1, 3, 10.
[19] Gn 14:22; 27:4, 25; 47:7, 10; 48:9; 49:28; Nu 6:23; Ru 3:10; 2S 2:5; Ps 24:1; 50:10; 115:16; Mi 6:6; Mt 11:25; Mk 10:16; Lk 10:21; Ac 16:17; Ep 1:3, 6; He 7:6.

Abram giveth him tithe.

20 And blessedº ª be the most highº God,º which² hath deliveredº ª thine enemiesº into thy hand.º And he gaveº ª him tithesº of all.² ² 21 And the kingº of Sodomº saidº ª unto² Abram,º Giveº ª me the persons,º and takeº ª the goodsº to thyself.

[20] Gn 9:26; 24:27; 28:22; Lv 27:30; Nu 28:26; Dt 12:17; 14:23, 28; Jsh 10:42; 2Ch 31:5, 12; Ne 10:37; 13:12; Ps 44:3; 68:19; 72:17; 144:1; Am 4:4; Mal 3:8, 10; Lk 18:12; Ro 15:16; Ep 1:3; He 7:4; 1P 1:3.
[21] Gn 14:21.

The rest of the spoil, his partners having had their portions, he restoreth to the king of Sodom.

22 And Abramº saidº ª to² the kingº of Sodom,º I have lift upº ª mine handº unto² the LORD,º the most highº God,º the possessorº ª of heavenº and earth,º 23 That I will notº [take] from a threadº ² even to² a shoelatchet,º º and that I will notº takeº ª any thing² ² that² [is] thine, lest² thou shouldest say,º ª I² have made¹ ª Abram¹ rich:º ª ² ² 24 Saveº only² that whichº the young menº have eaten,º ª and the portionº of the men¹ ² which² wentº ª withº me, Aner,º Eshcol,º and Mamre;º let themº takeº ª their portion.º

[22] Gn 14:19, 20; 17:1; 21:23, 33; Ex 6:8; Dt 32:40; Jg 11:35; Ps 24:1; 83:18; Is 57:15; Dn 4:34; 12:7; Hg 2:8; Rv 10:5.
[23] 1K 13:8; 2K 5:16, 20; Es 9:15; 2Co 11:9, 12; 12:14; He 13:5.
[24] Gn 14:13; Pv 3:27; Mt 7:12; Ro 13:7; 1Co 9:14; 1Ti 5:18.

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