1 Four kings made a team: Amraphel, Arioch, Kedorlaomer, and Tidal. 2 They went to fight five kings: Bera of Sodom, Birsha of Gomorrah, Shinab of Admah, Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (Zoar). ⚔️ 3 All the kings met in the Valley of Siddim, near the Salt Sea. ️ 4 For 12 years the five kings obeyed Kedorlaomer. In year 13 they said, “No more.” 1️⃣2️⃣➡️1️⃣3️⃣ 5 In year 14, Kedorlaomer and his team beat big groups in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim. ️⚔️ 6 They beat the Horites in the hills of Seir, to El-paran by the wild land. ⛰️️ 7 They turned back to En-mishpat (Kadesh). They hit the land of the Amalekites and the Amorites in Hazazon-tamar. ️⚔️ 8 Then the five kings came out: the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (Zoar). They fought in the Valley of Siddim. ️⚔️ 9 They fought Kedorlaomer of Elam, Tidal of many nations, Amraphel of Shinar, and Arioch of Ellasar. Four kings vs five. 4️⃣5️⃣ 10 The Valley had many sticky black pits. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah ran. Some fell in the pits. The rest ran to the hills. ️♂️⛰️ 11 The four kings took all the stuff and food from Sodom and Gomorrah. 12 They took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, and all his stuff. Lot lived in Sodom. ♂️ 13 One man got away. He ran to Abram the Hebrew by the big trees of Mamre. Mamre, Eshcol, and Aner were friends with Abram. ♂️ 14 Abram heard Lot was taken. Abram took 318 trained men from his house. He ran after the bad men to Dan. ️ 15 At night, Abram split his men. They hit the bad men and won. They chased them to Hobah, north of Damascus. ⚔️♂️ 16 Abram brought back all the stuff. He brought back Lot, Lot’s stuff, the women, and the people. God helped Abram. 17 After the win, the king of Sodom met Abram in the Valley of Shaveh (the King’s Valley). ️ 18 Melchizedek, king of Salem, came with bread and wine. He was a priest of God Most High. 19 He blessed Abram and said, “God Most High made sky and land. God bless Abram.” ️ 20 He said, “God Most High beat your enemies.” Abram gave him one of ten from all he had. 1️⃣0️⃣ 21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people. You keep the stuff.” ️ 22 Abram said, “I lift my hand to the Lord God Most High, who made sky and land.” ✋ 23 “I will not take a thread or a shoe tie or any thing that is yours. You will not say, ‘You made me get lots of stuff.’” 24 “I will take nothing, only the food my men ate. Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre can take their share.” ️