| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations, | 1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations; |
| 2that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). | 2That 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. |
| 3All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). | 3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea. |
| 4Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. | 4Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. |
| 5In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, | 5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, |
| 6and the Horites in their mountain of Seir, as far as El Paran, which is by the wilderness. | 6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness. |
| 7Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and attacked all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Hazezon Tamar. | 7And 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. |
| 8And 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 joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim | 8And 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; |
| 9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five. | 9With 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. |
| 10Now the Valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled; some fell there, and the remainder fled to the mountains. | 10And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain. |
| 11Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way. | 11And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way. |
| 12They also took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. | 12And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed. |
| 13Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram. | 13And 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. |
| 14Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house, and went in pursuit as far as Dan. | 14And 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. |
| 15He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus. | 15And 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. |
| 16So he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the people. | 16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. |
| 17And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him. | 17And 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. |
| 18Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High. | 18And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. |
| 19And he blessed him and said: “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth; | 19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: |
| 20And blessed be God Most High, Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” And he gave him a tithe of all. | 20And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all. |
| 21Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the persons, and take the goods for yourself.” | 21And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. |
| 22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, | 22And 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, |
| 23that 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’— | 23That 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: |
| 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.” | 24Save 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. |
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