The War of the Kings

1And it chaunsed within a while that Amraphel kynge of Synear Arioch kynge of Ellasar Kedorlaomer kynge of Elam and Thydeall kynge of the nations: 2made warre wyth Bera kynge of Sodoh and with Birsa kynge of Gomorra. And wythe Sineab kynge of Adama and with Semeaber kynge of Zeboim and wyth the kynge of Bela Which Bela is called Zoar. 3All these came together vnto the vale of siddim which is now the salt see 4Twelve yere were they subiecte to kinge kedorlaomer and in the .xiij. yere rebelled. 5Therfore in the .xiiij. yere came kedorlaomer and the kynges that were wyth hym and smote the Raphayms in Astarath Karnaim and the Susims in Hain ad the Emyms in Sabe Kariathaim 6and the Hozyms in their awne mounte Seir vnto the playne of Pharan which bordreth vpon the wyldernesse. 7And then turned they and came to the well of iugmente which is Cades and smote all the contre of the Amalechites and also the amorytes that dwell in Hazezon Thamar. 8Than went out the kynge of Sodome and the kynge of Gomorra and the kinge of Adama and the kynge of Zeboijm and the kynge of Bela now called Zoar. And sette their men in aray to fyghte wyth them in the vale of siddim that is to say 9wyth kedorlaomer the kynge of Elam and with Thydeall kynge of the Nations and wyth Amraphel kynge of Synear. And with Arioch kynge of Ellasar: foure kynges agenste v.

Abram Rescues Lot

10And that vale of siddim was full of slyme pyttes.And the kynges of Sodome and Gomorra fled and fell there. And the resydue fled to the mountaynes. 11And they toke all the goodes of Sodome and Gomorra and all their vitalles ad went their waye. 12And they toke Lot also Abrams brothers sonne and his good (for he dwelled at Sodome) and departed:

13Than came one that had escaped and tolde Abram the hebrue which dwelled in the okegrove of Mamre the Amoryte brother of Eschol and Aner: which were confederate wyth Abram. 14When Abram herde that his brother was taken he harnessed his seruantes borne in his owne house .iij. hundred and .xviij. ad folowed tyll they came at Dan. 15And sette hymselfe ad his seruantes in aray and fell vpon them by nyght and smote them and chased them awaye vnto Hoba: which lyeth on the lefte hande of Damascos 16and broughte agayne all the goodes and also his brother Lot ad his goodes the weme also and the people.

Melchizedek Blesses Abram
(Psalm 110:1–7; Hebrews 7:1–10)

17And as he retourned agayne from the slaughter of kedorlaomer and of the kynges that were with hym than came the kynge of Sodome agaynst hym vnto the vale of Saue which now is called kynges dale. 18Than Melchisedech kinge of Salem brought forth breed and wyne. And he beynge the prest of the most hyghest God

19blessed hym saynge. Blessed be Abram vnto the most hyghest God possessor of heauen and erth.

20And blessed be God the most hyghest which hath delyvered thyne enimies in to thy handes. And Abra gaue hym tythes of all.

21Than sayd the kynge of Sodome vnto Abram: gyue me the soulles and take the goodes to thy selfe. 22And Abram answered the kynge of Sodome: I lyfte vpp my hande vnto the LORde God most hygh possessor of heaven ad erth 23that I will not take of all yt is thyne so moch as a thred or a shoulacher lest thou shuldest saye I haue made Abra ryche. 24Saue only that which the yonge men haue eaten ad the partes of the men which went wyth me. Aner Escholl and Mamre. Let them take their partes.