Kings of the Valley Take Lot
And it happened in the days of Amraphel king of aShinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of bElam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 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 came as allies to athe valley of Siddim (that is, bthe Salt Sea). 4 Now for twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 So in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, came and struck the aRephaim in bAshteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim in Ham and the Emim in 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 they struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who were living 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 arranged themselves for battle against them in athe valley of Siddim, 9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goiim 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 into them; but those who remained behind fled to the bhill country. 11 Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply and departed. 12 They also took Lot, aAbram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed; bnow he was living in Sodom.
13 Then a fugitive came and told Abram the aHebrew. Now he was dwelling by the boaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were cin a covenant with Abram. 14 So Abram heard that ahis relative had been taken captive, and he led out his trained men, bborn in his house, 318 in number, and went in pursuit as far as cDan. 15 aAnd he divided his men against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of bDamascus. 16 And he abrought back all the possessions, and he also brought back bhis relative Lot with his possessions and also the women and the people.
Melchizedek Blesses Abram
17 Then after he came back from striking down 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 God Most High. 19 Then he blessed him and said,
“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
aPossessor of heaven and earth;
20 And blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
aThen he gave him a tenth of all. 21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the people to me, but take the possessions for yourself.” 22 Then Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to Yahweh aGod Most High, bpossessor of heaven and earth, 23 that aI will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you would not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ 24 I 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.”