| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; | 1At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar, Arioch was king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer was king of Elam, and Tidal was king of the Goiim, |
| 2That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar. | 2they engaged in war against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, along with the king of Bela (which was also known as Zoar). |
| 3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. | 3All of this latter group of kings allied together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea ). |
| 4Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. | 4They were subject to Chedorlaomer for twelve years, but they rebelled in the thirteenth year. |
| 5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, | 5In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim, |
| 6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness. | 6and the Horites in the hill country of Seir, near El-paran by the desert. |
| 7And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar. | 7Next they turned back and came to En-mishpat (which was also known as Kadesh) and conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, along with the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar. |
| 8And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim; | 8Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (which was also known as Zoar) prepared for battle in the Valley of Siddim |
| 9With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar; four kings with five. | 9against King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Shinar, and King Arioch of Ellasar—four kings against five. |
| 10And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. | 10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, so when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of their people fell into them, while the rest fled to the hill country. |
| 11And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. | 11The conquerors captured all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, including their entire food supply, and then left. |
| 12And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. | 12They also took Abram's nephew Lot captive, and confiscated his possessions, since he was living in Sodom. |
| 13And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram. | 13Someone escaped, arrived, and reported what had happened to Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the oaks belonging to Mamre the Amorite, whose brothers Eshcol and Aner were allied with Abram. |
| 14And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan. | 14When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken prisoner, he gathered together 318 of his trained men, who had been born in his household, and they went out in pursuit as far as Dan. |
| 15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. | 15During the night, Abram and his servants divided his forces, conquered his enemies, and pursued them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. |
| 16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. | 16He recovered all the goods and brought back his nephew Lot, together with his possessions, the women, and the other people. |
| 17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. | 17After Abram's return from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with them, the king of Sodom went out to meet with him in the Shaveh Valley (that is, the King's Valley). |
| 18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. | 18King Melchizedek of Salem brought out bread and wine, since he was serving as the priest of God Most High. |
| 19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: | 19Melchizedek blessed Abram and said, "Abram is blessed by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, |
| 20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. | 20and blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your control." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. |
| 21And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. | 21The king of Sodom told Abram, "Return the people to me, and you take the possessions for yourself." |
| 22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, | 22But Abram answered the king of Sodom, "I have made an oath to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, |
| 23That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: | 23that I will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, so you won't be able to say, 'I made Abram rich.' |
| 24Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion. | 24I will take nothing except what my warriors have eaten. But as for what belongs to the men who were allied with me, including Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre, let them take their share." |
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