Genesis 14:17–24

¹⁷After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer^u and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom^v came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).^w

¹⁸Then Melchizedek^x king of Salem^y brought out bread^z and wine.^a He was priest of God Most High,^{b 19}and he blessed Abram,^c saying,

“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,^d

Creator of heaven and earth.^e

²⁰And praise be to God Most High,^f

who delivered your enemies into your hand.”

Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.^g

²¹The king of Sodom^h said to Abram, “Give me the people and keep the goodsⁱ for yourself.”

²²But Abram said to the king of Sodom,^j “With raised hand^k I have sworn an oath to the Lord, God Most High,^l Creator of heaven and earth,^{m 23}that I will accept nothing belonging to you,ⁿ not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, ‘I made Abram rich.’ ²⁴I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me—to Aner, Eshkol and Mamre.^o Let them have their share.”