14:1  IN THE days of the kings Amraphel of Shinar, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim,

14:2  They made war on the kings Bera of Sodom, Birsha of Gomorrah, Shinab of Admah, Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, that is, Zoar.

14:3  The latter kings joined together [as allies] in the Valley of Siddim, which is [now] the [Dead] Sea of Salt.

14:4  Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

14:5  And in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him attacked {and} subdued the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,

14:6  And the Horites in their Mount Seir as far as El-paran, which is on the border of the wilderness.

14:7  Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat, which [now] is Kadesh, and subdued all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Hazazon-tamar.

14:8  Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela, that is, Zoar, went out and [together] they joined battle [with those kings] in the Valley of Siddim,

14:9  With the kings Chedorlaomer of Elam, Tidal of Goiim, Amraphel of Shinar, and Arioch of Ellasar--four kings against five.

14:10  Now the Valley of Siddim was full of slime {or} bitumen pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell (were overthrown) there and the remainder [of the kings] fled to the mountain.

14:11  [The victors] took all the wealth of Sodom and Gomorrah and all the supply of provisions and departed.

14:12  And they also took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods away with them.

14:13  Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew [one from the other side], who was living by the oaks {or} terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and of Aner--these were allies of Abram.

14:14  When Abram heard that [his nephew] had been captured, he armed (led forth) the 318 trained servants born in his own house and pursued the enemy as far as Dan.

14:15  He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and attacked {and} routed them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.

14:16  And he brought back all the goods and also brought back his kinsman Lot and his possessions, the women also and the people.

14:17  After his [Abram's] return from the defeat {and} slaying of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.

14:18  Melchizedek king of Salem [later called Jerusalem] brought out bread and wine [for their nourishment]; he was the priest of God Most High,

14:19  And he blessed him and said, Blessed (favored with blessings, made blissful, joyful) be Abram by God Most High, Possessor {and} Maker of heaven and earth,

14:20  And blessed, praised, {and} glorified be God Most High, Who has given your foes into your hand! And [Abram] gave him a tenth of all [he had taken].

14:21  And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the persons and keep the goods for yourself.

14:22  But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lifted up my hand {and} sworn to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor {and} Maker of heaven and earth,

14:23  That I would not take a thread or a shoelace or anything that is yours, lest you should say, I have made Abram rich.

14:24  [Take all] except only what my young men have eaten and the share of the men [allies] who went with me--Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.