these kings made war with (A)Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of (B)Admah, Shemeber king of (C)Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim ((D)that is, the Salt Sea). Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the (E)Rephaim in (F)Ashteroth-karnaim, the (G)Zuzim in Ham, the (H)Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, and the (I)Horites in their hill country of Seir as far as (J)El-paran on the border of the wilderness. Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, (K)Kadesh) and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who were dwelling (L)in Hazazon-tamar.

Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out, and they joined battle in the Valley of Siddim

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that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of (A)Admah, and Shemeber king of (B)Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, (C)Zoar). All these kings [a]came as allies to (D)the Valley of Siddim (that is, (E)the Salt Sea). For twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and [b]defeated the (F)Rephaim in (G)Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in [c](H)Shaveh-kiriathaim, and the (I)Horites on their Mount Seir, as far as (J)El-paran, which is by the wilderness. Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, (K)Kadesh), and [d]conquered all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, who lived in (L)Hazazon-tamar. 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 (M)the Valley of Siddim,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 14:3 Lit joined together
  2. Genesis 14:5 Lit struck
  3. Genesis 14:5 Or the plain of Kiriathaim
  4. Genesis 14:7 Lit struck