Thematic Bible




Genesis 14:1 (show verse)

And it happened [that] in the days of Amraphel, the king of Shinar, Arioch, the king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer, the king of Elam, and Tidal, the king of Goiim,

Genesis 14:2 (show verse)

made war with Bera, the king of Sodom, and Birsha, the king of Gomorrah, Shinab, the king of Admah, and Shemeber, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that [is], Zoar).

Genesis 14:3 (show verse)

All these joined forces at the valley of Siddim (that [is], the sea of the salt).

Genesis 14:4 (show verse)

Twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

Genesis 14:5 (show verse)

In the fourteenth year Kedorlaomer and the kings who [were] with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-Kiriathaim,

Genesis 14:6 (show verse)

And the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El-Paran, which is at the wilderness.

Genesis 14:7 (show verse)

Then they turned back and came to En-Mishpat (that [is], Kadesh). And they defeated the whole territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were living in Hazazon-Tamar.

Genesis 14:8 (show verse)

Then 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 {they took up battle position} in the Valley of Siddim

Genesis 14:9 (show verse)

with Kedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of Goiim, and Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Ellasar, four kings against five.

Genesis 14:10 (show verse)

Now the Valley of Siddim {was full of tar pits}. And the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and {fell into them}, but the rest fled to the mountains.

Genesis 14:11 (show verse)

So they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their provisions, and they left.

Genesis 14:12 (show verse)

And they took Lot, the son of the brother of Abram, and his possessions, and left. (Now he had been living in Sodom.)

Genesis 14:13 (show verse)

Then one who escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew. And he was living at the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner. {They were allies with Abram}.

Genesis 14:14 (show verse)

When Abram heard that his {relative} was taken captive, he summoned his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen [of them], and he went in pursuit up to Dan.

Genesis 14:15 (show verse)

And he divided [his trained men] against them at night, he and his servants. And he defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, which [is] north of Damascus.

Genesis 14:16 (show verse)

And he brought back all the possessions. And he also brought back Lot, his {relative}, and his possessions, and the women and the people as well.

Genesis 14:17 (show verse)

After his return from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who [were] with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that [is], the Valley of the King).

Genesis 14:18 (show verse)

And Melchizedek, the king of Salem, brought out bread and wine. (He was the priest of God Most High).

Genesis 14:19 (show verse)

And he blessed him and said, "Blessed [be] Abram by God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth.

Genesis 14:20 (show verse)

And blessed [be] God Most High who delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave to him a tenth of everything.

Genesis 14:21 (show verse)

And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people, but the possessions take for yourself."

Genesis 14:22 (show verse)

And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,

Genesis 14:23 (show verse)

{that neither a thread nor} a thong of a sandal would I take from all that [belongs] to you, that you might not say, 'I made Abram rich.'

Genesis 14:24 (show verse)

{Nothing besides what} the servants have eaten and the share of the men who went out with me [will I take.] Let Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre take their share."