Genesis 14 - NKJV Bible Online

Genesis 14

Lot’s Captivity and Rescue

And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king ^aof Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of ^bElam, and Tidal king of ¹nations, 2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of ^aAdmah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, ^bZoar). 3 All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim ^a(that is, the Salt Sea). 4 Twelve years ^athey 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 ^athe Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, ^bthe Zuzim in Ham, ^cthe Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, 6 ^aand 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 ^ain 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 ¹nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five. 10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of ^aasphalt pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled; some fell there, and the remainder fled ^bto the mountains. 11 Then they took ^aall the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. 12 They also took Lot, Abram’s ^abrother’s son ^bwho dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the ^aHebrew, for ^bhe dwelt by ¹the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; ^cand they were allies with Abram. 14 Now ^awhen Abram heard that ^bhis brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were ^cborn in his own house, and went in pursuit ^das far as Dan. 15 He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants ^aattacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is ¹north of Damascus. 16 So he ^abrought 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 ^awent out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the ^bKing’s Valley), ^cafter his return from the ¹defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.

Abram and Melchizedek

18 Then ^aMelchizedek king of Salem brought out ^bbread and wine; he was ^cthe priest of ^dGod Most High. 19 And he blessed him and said:

^a“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,

^bPossessor of heaven and earth;

And ^ablessed be God Most High,

Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

And he ^bgave him ¹a tithe of all.
21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the ¹persons, and take the goods for yourself.”
22 But Abram ^asaid to the king of Sodom, “I ^bhave raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, ^cthe Possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that ^aI 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.”

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