Genesis 14:21-15:6

New King James Version

²¹Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the ^[a]persons, and take the goods for yourself.”

²²But Abram ^(A)said to the king of Sodom, “I ^(B)have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, ^(C)the Possessor of heaven and earth, ²³that ^(D)I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, ‘I have made Abram rich’— ²⁴except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me: Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.”

God’s Covenant with Abram^(E)

15 After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram ^(F)in a vision, saying, ^(G)“Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your ^(H)shield, ^[b]your exceedingly ^(I)great reward.”

²^(J)But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, ^(K)seeing I ^[c]go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” ³Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed ^(L)one^[d] born in my house is my heir!”

⁴And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who ^(M)will come from your own body shall be your heir.” ⁵Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and ^(N)count the ^(O)stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, ^(P)“So shall your ^(Q)descendants be.”