Genesis 14:11–23

¹¹Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply and departed.

¹²They also took Lot, ^aAbram’s nephew, and his possessions and departed; ^bnow he was living in Sodom.

¹³Then ¹a fugitive came and told Abram the ^aHebrew. Now he was dwelling by the ^2boaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were ^3cin a covenant with Abram.

¹⁴So Abram heard that ^ahis ¹relative had been taken captive, and he ²led out his trained men, ^bborn in his house, 318 in number, and went in pursuit as far as ^cDan.

^15aAnd he divided ¹his men against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is ²north of ^bDamascus.

¹⁶And he ^abrought back all the possessions, and he also brought back ^bhis ¹relative Lot with his possessions and also the women and the people.

Melchizedek Blesses Abram

¹⁷Then after he came back from striking down Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, ^athe king of Sodom went out to meet him at the valley of Shaveh (that is, ^bthe King’s Valley).

¹⁸And ^aMelchizedek king of Salem brought out ^bbread and wine; now he was a ^cpriest of ¹God Most High.

¹⁹Then he blessed him and said,

“Blessed be Abram of ¹God Most High,

^2aPossessor of heaven and earth;

²⁰And blessed be ¹God Most High,

Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”

^aThen he gave him a tenth of all.

²¹And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give the ¹people to me, but take the possessions for yourself.”

²²Then Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have ¹raised my hand to Yahweh ^2aGod Most High, ^3bpossessor of heaven and earth,

²³that ^aI will not take a thread or a sandal strap or anything that is yours, so that you would not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’