1 The battle of four kings against the king of Sodom and his allies.
12 Lot is taken prisoner.
14 Abram rescues him.
17 Melchizedek blesses Abram at his return, who gives him tithes.
21 The rest of the spoil, his partners having had their portions he restores to the king of Sodom.

A.M. 2091. B.C. 1913.
Shinar. 10:10 11:2 Isa 11:11 Da 1:2 Zec 5:11

Ellasar. Isa 37:12

Elam. 10:22 Isa 21:2 22:6 Jer 25:25 49:34-39 Eze 32:24

2 That 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.

Sodom. 10:19 13:10 19:24 Isa 1:9,10

Admah. De 29:23 Ho 11:8

Zeboiim. 1Sa 13:18 Ne 11:34

Zoar. 19:20-30 De 34:3 Isa 15:5 Jer 48:34

3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

salt sea. 19:24 Nu 34:12 De 3:17 Jos 3:16 Ps 107:34 *marg:

4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

they served. 9:25,26

they rebelled. Eze 17:15

5 And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

Rephaims. 15:20 De 3:11,20,22 2Sa 5:18,22 23:13 1Ch 11:15 14:9 Isa 17:5

Ashteroth. The same as Ashteroth, a city of Bashan, where Og afterwards reigned.

De 1:4 Jos 12:4 13:12,31

Zuzims. De 2:20-23 1Ch 4:40 Ps 78:51 105:23,27 106:22

Emims. De 2:10,11

Shaveh Kiriathaim. or, the plains of Kiriathaim; Kiriathaim was beyond Jordan, 10 miles west-ward from Medeba, and afterwards belonged to Sihon, king of Heshbon.

Jos 13:19 Jer 48:1,23

6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

Horites. 36:8,20-30 De 2:12,22 1Ch 1:38-42

El-paran. or, the plain of Paran. 16:7 21:21 Nu 12:16 13:3 Hab 3:3

7 And 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.

Kadesh. En-mishpat or Kadesh, was about 8 leagues south of Hebron.

16:14 20:1 Nu 20:1 De 1:19,46

Amalekites. 36:12,16 Ex 17:8-16 Nu 14:43,45 24:20 1Sa 15:1-35 27:1-12 1Sa 30:1-31

Hazezon-tamar. Called by the Chaldee, 'En-gaddi,' a town on the western shore of the Dead Sea.

Jos 15:62 2Ch 20:2

8 And 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;

same. 2 13:10 19:20,22

in. 3,10

9 With 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.

See 1

10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.

slime pits. Places where asphaltus or bitumen sprung out of the ground: this substance which is properly denoted by the word 'slime,' abounds in these parts.

11:3

fell. Jos 8:24 Ps 83:10 Isa 24:18 Jer 48:44

the mountain. 19:17,30

11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

16,21 12:5 De 28:31,35,51

12 And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Lot. 11:27 12:5

who. 13:12,13 Nu 16:26 Job 9:23 Jer 2:17-19 1Ti 6:9-11 Re 3:19 18:4

13 And 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.

one. 1Sa 4:12 Job 1:15

the. 39:14 40:15 41:12 43:32 Ex 2:6,11 Jon 1:9 2Co 11:22 Php 2:5

dwelt. 13:18

Mamre. 24 13:18

Amorite. 10:16 Nu 21:21

and these. 24

14 And 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.

his brother. 11:27-31 13:8 Pr 17:17 24:11,12 Ga 6:1,2 1Jo 2:18

armed. or, led forth. Ps 45:3-5 68:12 Isa 41:2,3

trained. or, instructed. born. 12:5,16 15:3 17:12,27 18:19 23:6 Ec 2:7

Dan. De 34:1 Jud 18:29 20:1

15 And 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.

And he. Ps 112:5

smote. Isa 41:2,3

Damascus. De 15:2 1Ki 15:18 Ac 9:2

16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

11,12 12:2 1Sa 30:8,18,19 Isa 41:2

17 And 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.

to. Jud 11:34 1Sa 18:6 Pr 14:20 19:4

after. Heb 7:1

king's. 2Sa 18:18

18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

king. Ps 76:2 Heb 7:1,2

bread. Mt 26:26-29 Ga 6:10

the priest. Ps 110:4 Heb 5:6,10 6:20 7:1,3,10-22

the most. Ru 3:10 2Sa 2:5 Ps 7:17 50:14 57:2 Mic 6:6 Ac 7:48 16:17

19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:

he blessed. 27:4,25-29 47:7,10 48:9-16 49:28 Nu 6:23-27 Mr 10:16 Heb 7:6,7

Blessed be. Ru 3:10 2Sa 2:5 Eph 1:3,6

high. Mic 6:6 Ac 16:17

possessor. 22 Ps 24:1 50:10 115:16 Mt 11:25 Lu 10:21

20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

blessed. 9:26 24:27 Ps 68:19 72:17-19 144:1 Eph 1:3 1Pe 1:3,4

which. Jos 10:42 Ps 44:3

tithes. 28:22 Le 27:30-32 Nu 28:26 De 12:17 14:23,28 2Ch 31:5,6,12 Ne 10:37 13:12 Am 4:4 Mal 3:8,10 Lu 18:12 Ro 15:16 Heb 7:4-9

21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

persons. Heb. souls. 21

22 And 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,

lift. Ex 6:8 De 32:40 Da 12:7 Re 10:5,6

unto. 21:23-31 Jud 11:35

the most. 20 17:1 Ps 24:1 83:18 Isa 57:15 Da 4:34 Hag 2:8

possessor. 19 21:33

23 That 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:

That I. 1Ki 13:8 2Ki 5:16,20 Es 9:15,16 2Co 11:9-11 12:14

lest. 2Co 11:12 Heb 13:5

24 Save 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.

Save. Pr 3:27 Mt 7:12 Ro 13:7,8

Aner. 13

let. 1Co 9:14,15 1Ti 5:18