1 Four kings, Amraphel of Babylonia, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim, 2 went to war against five other kings: Berna of Sodom, Birsha of Gomorrah, Shinab of Admah, Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela(or Zoar). 3 These five kings had formed an alliance and joined forces in Siddim Valley, which is now the Dead Sea. 4 They had been under the control of Chedorlapmer for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him. 5 In the fourtennth yeas Chedolaomer and his allies came with their armies and defeated the Rephaim in Ashterroth Karrniam, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim inthe plain of Kiriathaim, 6 and the Horites in the mountains od Edom, pursuing the them as far as Elparan on the edge of the desert. 7 Then they turned around and came back to Kadesh(then known as Enmishpat). They conquered all the land of the Amalekites and defeated the Amoriites who lived Hazazon Tamar.
8 Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela drew up their aemies foe battle in Siddim Valley for fought 9 against the kings four. 10 The valley was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomrrah tried to run away from the battle, they fell into the pits; but the other three kings escaped to the mountains. 11 The four kings took everything in Sodom and Gomorrah, including the food, and went away. 12 Lot, Abram's nephew, was living in Sodom, so they took him and all his possessions.
13 But a man escped and reported all this Abram, the Hebrew, who was living near the sacred trees belonging to Mamre the Amorite.Mamre and hisbrothers Eshcol and Aner were Abram's allies. 14 When Abram heard that his nephew had been captured, he called together all the fighting men in his camp, 318 in all, and pursued the four kings all the way to Dan. 15 There he divided his men in to groups, attcked the enemy by night, and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus, 16 and got back all the loot that had been taken. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other prisoners.
8 Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela drew up their aemies foe battle in Siddim Valley for fought 9 against the kings four. 10 The valley was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomrrah tried to run away from the battle, they fell into the pits; but the other three kings escaped to the mountains. 11 The four kings took everything in Sodom and Gomorrah, including the food, and went away. 12 Lot, Abram's nephew, was living in Sodom, so they took him and all his possessions.
13 But a man escped and reported all this Abram, the Hebrew, who was living near the sacred trees belonging to Mamre the Amorite.Mamre and hisbrothers Eshcol and Aner were Abram's allies. 14 When Abram heard that his nephew had been captured, he called together all the fighting men in his camp, 318 in all, and pursued the four kings all the way to Dan. 15 There he divided his men in to groups, attcked the enemy by night, and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus, 16 and got back all the loot that had been taken. He also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other prisoners.