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against Kedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goyim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
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Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills.
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The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away.
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They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
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A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshkol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram.
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When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
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During the night Abram divided his men to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
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He recovered all the goods and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people.
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After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).
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Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,
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and he blessed Abram, saying, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.