1In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim[ † ]Genesis 10:10Genesis 11:2Isaiah 11:11Isaiah 21:2Daniel 8:2 2went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).[ † ]Genesis 10:19Deuteronomy 29:23Genesis 13:10Genesis 19:22
3The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).[ † ]Numbers 34:12Deuteronomy 3:17Joshua 3:16 4For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.[ † ]Genesis 9:26
5In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,[ † ]Genesis 15:20Deuteronomy 2:20Numbers 32:37Deuteronomy 2:10 6and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.[ † ]Genesis 36:20Deuteronomy 2:12-22 7Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites, as well as the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.[ † ]2 Chronicles 20:2
8Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim 9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country.[ † ]Genesis 11:3Genesis 19:17-30
11The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.[ † ]Genesis 14:16-21 12They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.[ † ]Genesis 11:27Genesis 12:5Genesis 13:12
13Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram.[ † ]Genesis 39:14Genesis 40:15Genesis 13:18Genesis 14:24Genesis 21:27-32 14And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.[ † ]Genesis 19:29Genesis 13:8Genesis 14:12Genesis 12:5Genesis 15:3Genesis 17:27Ecclesiastes 2:7Deuteronomy 34:1Judges 18:291 Kings 15:20
15During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.[ † ]Isaiah 41:2-3 16He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.[ † ]Genesis 31:181 Samuel 30:8-18, 19
17After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).[ † ]1 Samuel 18:62 Samuel 18:18Hebrews 7:1
18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—[ † ]Psalms 110:4Hebrews 7:1-10Genesis 18:5Exodus 29:40Psalms 104:15Hebrews 5:6Acts 16:17
21The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the goods for yourself.”
22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the Lord God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,[ † ]Genesis 14:2-8, 10Daniel 12:7Genesis 14:19 23that I will not accept even a thread, or a strap of a sandal, or anything that belongs to you, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’[ † ]2 Kings 5:16Esther 9:15-16 24I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share for the men who went with me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre. They may take their portion.”