KJV + Strong's The War of the Kings 1And it came to pass in the daysof Amraphelkingof Shinar,Ariochkingof Ellasar,Chedorlaomerkingof Elam,and Tidalkingof nations;2[That these] madewarwithBerakingof Sodom,and with Birshakingof Gomorrah,Shinabkingof Admah,and Shemeberkingof Zeboiim,and the kingof Bela,which isZoar.3All these were joined togetherin the valeof Siddim,whichis the saltsea.4Twelveyearsthey servedChedorlaomer,and in the thirteenthyearthey rebelled.5And in the fourteenthyearcameChedorlaomer,and the kingsthat [were] with him, and smotethe Rephaimsin Ashteroth Karnaim,and the Zuzimsin Ham,and the Emimsin Shaveh Kiriathaim,6And the Horitesin their mountSeir,unto Elparan,which [is] bythe wilderness.7And they returned,and cametoEnmishpat,which [is] Kadesh,and smoteall the countryof the Amalekites,and also the Amorites,that dweltin Hazezontamar.8And there went outthe kingof Sodom,and the kingof Gomorrah,and the kingof Admah,and the kingof Zeboiim,and the kingof Bela(the same[is] Zoar;) and they joinedbattlewith them in the valeof Siddim;9With Chedorlaomerthe kingof Elam,and with Tidalkingof nations,and Amraphelkingof Shinar,and Ariochkingof Ellasar;fourkingswith five. Lot Seized by the Four Kings 10And the valeof Siddim[was full of]slimepits;and the kingsof Sodomand Gomorrahfled,and fellthere; and they that remainedfledto the mountain.11And they tookall the goodsof Sodomand Gomorrah,and all their victuals,and went their way.12And they tookLot,Abram'sbrother'sson,who dweltin Sodom,and his goods,and departed. Abram Rescues Lot 13And there cameone that had escaped,and toldAbramthe Hebrew;for he dweltin the plainof Mamrethe Amorite,brotherof Eshcol,and brotherof Aner:and these [were] confederatewith Abram.14And when Abramheardthat his brotherwas taken captive,he armedhis trained[servants], bornin his own house,threehundredand eighteen,and pursued[them] unto Dan.15And he dividedhimself against them, he and his servants,by night,and smotethem, and pursuedthem unto Hobah,which [is] on the left handof Damascus.16And he brought backall the goods,and also brought againhis brotherLot,and his goods,and the womenalso, and the people. Melchizedek Blesses Abram
(Hebrews 7:1-10) 17And the kingof Sodomwent outto meethim afterhis returnfrom the slaughterof Chedorlaomer,and of the kingsthat [were] with him, at the valleyof Shaveh,which[is] the king'sdale.18And Melchizedekkingof Salembrought forthbreadand wine:and he [was] the priestof the most highGod. 19And he blessedhim, and said,Blessed[be] Abramof the most highGod,possessorof heavenand earth: 20And blessedbe the most highGod,which hath deliveredthine enemiesinto thy hand.And he gavehim tithesof all. 21And the kingof Sodomsaidunto Abram,Giveme the persons,and takethe goodsto thyself.22And Abramsaidto the kingof Sodom,I have lift upmine handunto the LORD,the most highGod,the possessorof heavenand earth,23That I will not[take] from a threadeven to a shoelatchet,and that I will nottakeany thing that [is] thine, lest thou shouldest say,I have madeAbramrich:24Saveonly that whichthe young menhave eaten,and the portionof the menwhich wentwithme, Aner,Eshcol,and Mamre;let themtaketheir portion. |
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