Genesis 14:17-22
New King James Version
17 And the king of Sodom (A)went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the (B)King’s Valley), (C)after his return from the [a]defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him.
Abram and Melchizedek(D)
18 Then (E)Melchizedek king of Salem brought out (F)bread and wine; he was (G)the priest of (H)God Most High. 19 And he blessed him and said:
(I)“Blessed be Abram of God Most High,
(J)Possessor of heaven and earth;
20 And (K)blessed be God Most High,
Who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”
And he (L)gave him [b]a tithe of all.
21 Now the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the [c]persons, and take the goods for yourself.”
22 But Abram (M)said to the king of Sodom, “I (N)have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, (O)the Possessor of heaven and earth,
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Genesis 14:17 Lit. striking
- Genesis 14:20 one-tenth
- Genesis 14:21 Lit. souls
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