The War of the Kings 1And it came to passe in the dayes of Amraphel kyng of Sinar, Arioch kyng of Elasar, Chodorlaomer kyng of Elam, and Thidai kyng of the nations:
2 Abram Rescues Lot 10And the vale of Siddim was full of slyme pyttes: and the kynges of Sodome and Gomorrhe fledde, and fell there, and they that remayned, fledde to the mountayne.
11And they takyng all the goodes of Sodome and Gomorrhe, and all their vittayles, went their way.
12And they caryed awaye Lot also Abrams brothers sonne, & his goodes, (for he dwelled in Sodome) and departed.
13And there came one that had escaped, and tolde Abram the Hebrewe, whiche dwelled in the playne of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eschol, and brother of Aner, whiche were confederate with Abram.
14When Abram hearde that his brother was taken, he armed his exercised Melchizedek Blesses Abram 17After that he returned agayne from the slaughter of Chodorlaomer, and of the kynges that were with hym, came the kyng of Sodome foorth to meete hym in the valey Sauch, which is the kynges dale.
18And Melchisedech kyng of Salem brought foorth breade and wine: & he
19And blessed hym, saying: Blessed be Abram vnto the hygh God possessour of heauen and earth.
20And blessed
21And the kyng of Sodome sayde vnto Abram: geue me the soules, and take the goodes to thy selfe.
22And Abram aunswered the kyng of Sodome: I haue lyft vp my hande vnto the Lord the hye God, possessour of heauen and earth,
23That I wyll not take of all that is thyne so muche as a threede or shoe latchet, lest thou shouldest saye, I haue made Abram ryche:
24Saue onlye that which the young men haue eaten, and the portions of the men which went with Aner, Eschol, & Mamre, which shal take their portios. |