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King James Version
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
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;
In those
days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim
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.
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 )
.
All
these
were
joined
together
in
the vale
of Siddim ,
which
is the salt sea.
The latter
five
came
as
allies
to
the
Valley
of Siddim (that
is ,
the Salt Sea )
.
Twelve years they served
Chedorlaomer, and
in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
For
twelve years they had
been
subject
to
Chedorlaomer, but
in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
And
in the fourteenth year came
Chedorlaomer
, and the kings that
were
with him ,
and smote
the Rephaim
in Ashteroth Karnaim, and
the Zuzims
in Ham, and
the Emins
in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer
and the kings allied
with him went
out
and defeated
the Rephaites
in Ashteroth -
karnaim, the Zuzites
in Ham, the Emites
in Shaveh -
kiriathaim,
And the Horites in their
mount Seir, unto
Elparan
, which is by
the wilderness
.
and the Horites in the
area
of
Mount Seir, as
far
as
El-paran
, which is near
the desert
.
And
they returned,
and
came
to Enmishpat,
which
is Kadesh, and smote
all
the country
of the Amalekites, and
also
the Amorites ,
that
dwelt
in Hazezontamar
.
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
.
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 ;
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
themselves
for
battle in the Valley
of Siddim
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.
against
Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim
, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar —
four kings against
five.
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
.
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
.
And
they
took
all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah ,
and all their victuals
, and went their way.
The
four
kings
seized
all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food
, and they
went on
their way.
And
they took
Lot ,
Abram's
brother's
son,
who
dwelt
in
Sodom,
and his goods
, and
departed
.
They also
carried
off
Abram’s
nephew
Lot and his possessions
, since
Lot
was
living
in
Sodom
.
And
there
came one
that
had
escaped,
and told
Abram the Hebrew ;
for
he
dwelt
in
the plain
of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol ,
and brother
of
Aner :
and
these
were confederate
with
Abram.
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.
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
unto
Dan.
And when Abram heard that his relative
had
been
captured
, he mobilized
the
318
trained men
born in his household
, and they
set
out
in
pursuit
as
far
as
Dan.
And
he
divided
himself
against
them,
he
and
his
servants,
by
night, and smote
them
, and
pursued
them unto
Hobah, which
is
on
the
left
hand
of Damascus.
During
the
night, Abram
divided
his
forces
and routed
Chedorlaomer’s
army
, pursuing
them as
far
as
Hobah, north
of Damascus.
And
he brought
back
all the goods, and
also
brought
again
his brother
Lot ,
and his goods
, and
the women also,
and the people.
He retrieved
all the goods, as
well
as
his relative
Lot and his possessions
, together
with
the women and the rest
of
the
people.
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
.
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)
.
And
Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth
bread and wine :
and
he was the
priest of the
most high God.
Then
Melchizedek king of Salem brought out
bread and wine —since
he was priest of God
Most High —
And he blessed him,
and said ,
Blessed be Abram of
the
most high God
, possessor
of heaven and earth :
and he blessed Abram
and said :
“
Blessed be Abram by
God
Most High, Creator
of heaven and earth ,
And blessed be the
most high God
, which
hath
delivered thine
enemies into thy
hand. And
he
gave him
tithes
of all
.
and blessed be God
Most High, who
has
delivered your
enemies into your
hand. ”
Then
Abram
gave Melchizedek
a
tenth
of everything
.
And
the king of Sodom said unto
Abram, Give me the persons
, and
take the goods to
thyself
.
The king of Sodom said to
Abram, “
Give me the people
, but
take the goods for
yourself
. ”
And
Abram said
to the king of Sodom, I have lift
up
mine
hand unto
the LORD ,
the
most high God
, the
possessor
of heaven and earth,
But
Abram replied
to the king of Sodom, “
I have raised
my
hand to
the LORD God
Most High, Creator
of heaven and earth,
That I will not take
from
a thread even
to
a shoelatchet
, and
that
I
will
not
take
any
thing
that is
thine
, lest thou
shouldest
say, I have made Abram rich :
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 .’
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.
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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