GENESIS Chapter 14
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14:1 Four kings, Amraphel of Babylonia, Arioch
of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer
of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim, |
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14:2 went to war
against five other kings: Bera of Sodom, Birsha of Gomorrah, Shinab of Admah, Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela
(or Zoar). |
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14:3 These five
kings had formed an alliance and joined forces in Siddim
Valley, which is now the Dead Sea. |
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14:4 They had been
under the control of Chedorlaomer for twelve years,
but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him. |
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14:5 In the
fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came
with their armies and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in the
plain of Kiriathaim, |
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14:6 and the Horites in the mountains of Edom, pursuing them as far as
Elparan on the edge of the desert. |
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14:7 Then they
turned around and came back to Kadesh (then known
as Enmishpat). They conquered all the land of the
Amalekites and defeated the Amorites who lived in Hazazon
Tamar. |
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14:8 Then the kings
of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim,
and Bela drew up their armies for battle in Siddim Valley and fought |
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14:9 against the
kings of Elam, Goiim, Babylonia, and Ellasar, five kings against four. |
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14:10 The valley was
full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah tried to run away
from the battle, they fell into the pits; but the other three kings escaped
to the mountains. |
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14:11 The four kings
took everything in Sodom and Gomorrah, including the food, and went away. |
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14:12 Lot, Abram's
nephew, was living in Sodom, so they took him and all his possessions. |
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14:13 But a man
escaped and reported all this to Abram, the Hebrew, who was living near the
sacred trees belonging to Mamre the Amorite. Mamre and his brothers Eshcol
and Aner were Abram's allies. |
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14:14 When Abram
heard that his nephew had been captured, he called together all the fighting
men in his camp, 318 in all, and pursued the four kings all the way to Dan. |
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14:15 There he
divided his men into groups, attacked the enemy by night, and defeated them.
He chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus, |
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14:16 and got back
all the loot that had been taken. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his
possessions, together with the women and the other prisoners. |
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14:17 When Abram
came back from his victory over Chedorlaomer and
the other kings, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in Shaveh Valley (also called King's Valley). |
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14:18 And
Melchizedek, who was king of Salem and also a priest of the Most High God,
brought bread and wine to Abram, |
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14:19 blessed him,
and said, "May the Most High God, who made heaven and earth, bless
Abram! |
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14:20 May the Most
High God, who gave you victory over your enemies, be praised!" And Abram
gave Melchizedek a tenth of all the loot he had recovered. |
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14:21 The king of
Sodom said to Abram, "Keep the loot, but give me back all my
people." |
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14:22 Abram
answered, "I solemnly swear before the LORD, the Most High God, Maker of
heaven and earth, |
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14:23 that I will
not keep anything of yours, not even a thread or a sandal strap. Then you can
never say, 'I am the one who made Abram rich.' |
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14:24 I will take
nothing for myself. I will accept only what my men have used. But let my
allies, Aner, Eshcol, and
Mamre, take their share." |
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