⁸ Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah,^(A) the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim^(B) and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar)^(C) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim^{(D) 9} against Kedorlaomer^(E) king of Elam,^(F) Tidal king of Goyim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five. ¹⁰ Now the Valley of Siddim^(G) was full of tar^(H) pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah^(I) fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills.^{(J) 11} The four kings seized all the goods^(K) of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away. ¹² They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot^(L) and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.

¹³ A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew.^(M) Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre^(N) the Amorite, a brother^[a] of Eshkol^(O) and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram. ¹⁴ When Abram heard that his relative^(P) had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained^(Q) men born in his household^(R) and went in pursuit as far as Dan.^{(S) 15} During the night Abram divided his men^(T) to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.^{(U) 16} He recovered^(V) all the goods^(W) and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people.