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1 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 nations,  
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 nations, 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 the 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.  
Commentaries:
Adam Clarke
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Genesis 14:1

In the days of Amraphel - Who this king was is not known; and yet, from the manner in which he is spoken of in the text, it would seem that he was a person well known, even when Moses wrote this account. But the Vulgate gives a different turn to the place, by rendering the passage thus: Factum est in illo tempore, ut Amraphel , etc. "It came to pass in that time that Amraphel, etc." The Chaldee Targum of Onkelos makes Amraphel king of Babylon, others make him king of Assyria; some make him the same as Nimrod, and others, one of his descendants.

Arioch king of Ellasar - Some think Syria is meant; but conjecture is endless where facts cannot be ascertained. Chedorlaomer king of Elam - Dr. Shuckford thinks that this was the same as Ninyas, the son of Ninus and Semiramis; and some think him to be the same with Keeumras, son of Doolaved, son of Arphaxad, son of Shem, son of Noah; and that Elam means Persia; see Genesis 10:22. The Persian historians unanimously allow that Keeumras, whose name bears some affinity to Chedorlaomer, was the first king of the Peeshdadian dynasty.

Tidal king of nations - goyim , different peoples or clans. Probably some adventurous person, whose subjects were composed of refugees from different countries.




Other Adam Clarke entries containing Genesis 14:1:

Joshua 12:23
Psalms 110:5

 

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