Gen 14 | NASB2020 | STEP | And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar , Arioch king of Ellasar , Chedorlaomer king of Elam , and Tidal king of Goiim ,

Genesis 14

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 ^{▼▼Or nations}Goiim, 2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of ^dAdmah, and Shemeber king of ^eZeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, ^fZoar). 3 All these kings ^{▼▼Lit joined together}came as allies to ^hthe Valley of Siddim (that is, ⁱthe Salt Sea). 4 For twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and ^{▼▼Lit struck}defeated the ^kRephaim in ^lAshteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in ^{▼▼Or the plain of Kiriathaim
,} ⁿShaveh-kiriathaim, 6 and the ^oHorites on their Mount Seir, as far as ^pEl-paran, which is by the wilderness. 7 Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, ^qKadesh), and ^{▼▼Lit struck}conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in ^sHazazon-tamar. 8 And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) came out; and they lined up for battle against them in ^tthe Valley of Siddim, 9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of ^{▼▼Or nations}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 ^vthe kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell ^{▼▼Lit there}into them. But those who survived fled to the ^xhill country. 11 Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed. 12 They also took Lot, ^yAbram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed, ^zfor he was living in Sodom.

13 Then ^{▼▼Lit the}a survivor came and told Abram the ^abHebrew. Now he was residing by the ^{▼▼Or terebinths
,} ^adoaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and they were ^{▼▼Lit possessors of the covenant
,} ^afallies with Abram. 14 When Abram heard that ^aghis relative had been taken captive, he ^{▼▼Or mustered}led out his trained men, ^aiborn in his house, numbering 318, and went in pursuit as far as ^ajDan. 15 Then ^akhe divided ^{▼▼Lit himself}his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and ^{▼▼Lit struck}defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is ^{▼▼Lit on the left}north of ^aoDamascus. 16 He ^apbrought back all the possessions, and also brought back ^aqhis relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the other people.

God’s Promise to Abram

17 Then after his return from the ^{▼▼Lit striking}defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, ^asthe king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, ^atthe King’s Valley). 18 And ^auMelchizedek the king of Salem brought out ^avbread and wine; now he was a ^awpriest of ^{▼▼Heb El Elyon}God Most High. 19 And he blessed him and said,

“Blessed be Abram of ^{▼▼Heb El Elyon}God Most High,
^{▼▼Or Creator
,} ^baPossessor of heaven and earth;
20 And blessed be ^{▼▼Heb El Elyon}God Most High,
Who has handed over your enemies to you.”
And ^bche gave him a tenth of everything. 21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the ^{▼▼Lit soul}people to me and take the possessions for yourself.” 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have ^{▼▼Lit lifted up my hand}sworn to the Lord ^{▼▼Heb El Elyon
,} ^bgGod Most High, ^{▼▼Or Creator
,} ^biPossessor of heaven and earth, 23 that ^bjI will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you do not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ 24 ^{▼▼Lit Not to me except}I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, ^blAner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share.”