1In those days Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch…
2went to war against Bera king of Sodom,…
3The latter five came as allies to the…
4For twelve years they had been subject to…
5In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings…
6and the Horites in the area of Mount…
7Then they turned back to invade En-mishpat (that…
8Then the king of Sodom, the king of…
9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of…
10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of…
11The four kings seized all the goods of…
12They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and…
13Then an escapee came and reported this to…
14And when Abram heard that his relative had…
15During the night, Abram divided his forces and…
16He retrieved all the goods, as well as…
17After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the…
18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread…
19and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be…
20and blessed be God Most High, who has…
21The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give…
22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom,…
23that I will not accept even a thread,…
24I will accept nothing but what my men…
