And it came about in the days of Amraphel king of ^aShinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of ^bElam, and Tidal king of ¹Goiim, 2 that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of ^aAdmah, and Shemeber king of ^bZeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, ^cZoar). 3 All these kings ¹came as allies to ^athe Valley of Siddim (that is, ^bthe Salt Sea). 4 For twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5 And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and ¹defeated the ^aRephaim in ^bAshteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in ^2cShaveh-kiriathaim, 6 and the ^aHorites on their Mount Seir, as far as ^bEl-paran, which is by the wilderness. 7 Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, ^aKadesh), and ¹conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in ^bHazazon-tamar. 8 And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) came out; and they lined up for battle against them in ^athe Valley of Siddim, 9 against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of ¹Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five. 10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and ^athe kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell ¹into them. But those who survived fled to the ^bhill country. 11 Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed. 12 They also took Lot, ^aAbram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed, ^bfor he was living in Sodom.

13 Then ¹a survivor came and told Abram the ^aHebrew. Now he was residing by the ^2boaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and they were ^3callies with Abram. 14 When Abram heard that ^ahis relative had been taken captive, he ¹led out his trained men, ^bborn in his house, numbering 318, and went in pursuit as far as ^cDan. 15 Then ^ahe divided ¹his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and ²defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is ³north of ^bDamascus. 16 He ^abrought back all the possessions, and also brought back ^bhis relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the other people.

17 Then after his return from the ¹defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, ^athe king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, ^bthe King’s Valley). 18 And ^aMelchizedek the king of Salem brought out ^bbread and wine; now he was a ^cpriest of ¹God Most High. 19 And he blessed him and said,“Blessed be Abram of ¹God Most High,^2aPossessor of heaven and earth;

21 Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the ¹people to me and take the possessions for yourself.” 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have ¹sworn to the LORD ^2aGod Most High, ^3bPossessor of heaven and earth, 23 that ^aI will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you do not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’ 24 ¹I will take nothing except what the young men have eaten, and the share of the men who went with me, ^aAner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their share.”