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War of the Kings

¹ And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of ^(C1)Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of ^(C2)Elam, and Tidal king of ^(F1)Goiim,² that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of ^(C1)Admah, and Shemeber king of ^(C2)Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, ^(C3)Zoar).³ All these kings ^(F1)came as allies to ^(C1)the Valley of Siddim (that is, ^(C2)the Salt Sea).⁴ For twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.⁵ And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and ^(F1)defeated the ^(C1)Rephaim in ^(C2)Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in ^(F2)(C3)Shaveh-kiriathaim,⁶ and the ^(C1)Horites on their Mount Seir, as far as ^(C2)El-paran, which is by the wilderness.⁷ Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, ^(C1)Kadesh), and ^(F1)conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in ^(C2)Hazazon-tamar.⁸ And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) came out; and they lined up for battle against them in ^(C1)the Valley of Siddim,⁹ against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of ^(F1)Goiim, 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 ^(C1)the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell ^(F1)into them. But those who survived fled to the ^(C2)hill country.¹¹ Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed.¹² They also took Lot, ^(C1)Abram's nephew, and his possessions and departed, ^(C2)for he was living in Sodom.

¹³ Then ^(F1)a survivor came and told Abram the ^(C1)Hebrew. Now he was residing by the ^(F2)(C2)oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and they were ^(F3)(C3)allies with Abram.¹⁴ When Abram heard that ^(C1)his relative had been taken captive, he ^(F1)led out his trained men, ^(C2)born in his house, numbering 318, and went in pursuit as far as ^(C3)Dan.¹⁵ Then ^(C1)he divided ^(F1)his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and ^(F2)defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is ^(F3)north of ^(C2)Damascus.¹⁶ He ^(C1)brought back all the possessions, and also brought back ^(C2)his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the other people.

God's Promise to Abram

¹⁷ Then after his return from the ^(F1)defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, ^(C1)the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, ^(C2)the King's Valley).¹⁸ And ^(C1)Melchizedek the king of Salem brought out ^(C2)bread and wine; now he was a ^(C3)priest of ^(F1)God Most High.¹⁹ And he blessed him and said,

"Blessed be Abram of ^(F1)God Most High,
^(F2)(C1)Possessor of heaven and earth;

²⁰ And blessed be ^(F1)God Most High,
Who has handed over your enemies to you."
And ^(C1)he gave him a tenth of everything.