Genesis 14

New King James Version

Lot’s Captivity and Rescue

14 And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king ^(A)of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of ^(B)Elam, and Tidal king of ^[a]nations, ² that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of ^(C)Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, ^(D)Zoar). ³ All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim ^(E)(that is, the Salt Sea). ⁴ Twelve years ^(F)they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

⁵ In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked ^(G)the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, ^(H)the Zuzim in Ham, ^(I)the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, ^6 (J)and the Horites in their mountain of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is by the wilderness. ⁷ Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and attacked all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt ^(K)in Hazezon Tamar.

⁸ And the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim ⁹ against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of ^[b]nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five. ¹⁰ Now the Valley of Siddim was full of ^(L)asphalt pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled; some fell there, and the remainder fled ^(M)to the mountains. ¹¹ Then they took ^(N)all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. ¹² They also took Lot, Abram’s ^(O)brother’s son ^(P)who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

¹³ Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the ^(Q)Hebrew, for ^(R)he dwelt by ^[c]the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; ^(S)and they were allies with Abram. ¹⁴ Now ^(T)when Abram heard that ^(U)his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were ^(V)born in his own house, and went in pursuit ^(W)as far as Dan. ¹⁵ He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants ^(X)attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is ^[d]north of Damascus. ¹⁶ So he ^(Y)brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people.

¹⁷ And the king of Sodom ^(Z)went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the ^(AA)King’s Valley), ^(AB)after his return from the ^[e]defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.

Abram and Melchizedek^(AC)

¹⁸ Then ^(AD)Melchizedek king of Salem brought out ^(AE)bread and wine; he was ^(AF)the priest of ^(AG)God Most High. ¹⁹ And he blessed him and said:

And he ^(AK)gave him ^[f]a tithe of all.

²¹ Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the ^[g]persons, and take the goods for yourself.”

²² But Abram ^(AL)said to the king of Sodom, “I ^(AM)have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, ^(AN)the Possessor of heaven and earth, ²³ that ^(AO)I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’— ²⁴ except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”