Genesis 14:10
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into them, but the rest fled to the hills.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and fell there; and those who remained fled to the mountain.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Now the vale{H6010} of Siddim{H7708} was full of{H875} slime pits;{H875} and the kings{H4428} of Sodom{H5467} and Gomorrah{H6017} fled,{H5127} and they fell{H5307} there, and they that remained{H7604} fled{H5127} to the mountain.{H2022}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the vale{H6010} of Siddim{H7708} was full of{H875} slimepits{H875}{H2564}; and the kings{H4428} of Sodom{H5467} and Gomorrah{H6017} fled{H5127}{(H8799)}, and fell{H5307}{(H8799)} there; and they that remained{H7604}{(H8737)} fled{H5127}{(H8804)} to the mountain{H2022}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And that vale of siddim was full of slyme pyttes. And the kynges of Sodome and Gomorra fled and fell there. And the resydue fled to the mountaynes.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And yt brode valley had many slyme pyttes. But the kynge of Sodoma and Gomorra were put to flight, & fell there, & the residue fled vnto ye mountaynes.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits, & the Kings of Sodom & Gomorah fled and fell there: and ye residue fled to the mountaine.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the vale of Siddim was full of slyme pyttes: and the kynges of Sodome and Gomorrhe fledde, and fell there, and they that remayned, fledde to the mountayne.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the vale of Siddim [was full of] slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and those who remained fled to the mountain.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the valley of Siddim `is' full of bitumen-pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah flee, and fall there, and those left have fled to the mountain.
American Standard Version (1901)
Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain.
American Standard Version (1901)
Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Now the valley of Siddim was full of holes of sticky earth; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah were put to flight and came to their end there, but the rest got away to the mountain.
World English Bible (2000)
Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and those who remained fled to the hills.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits. When the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, they fell into them, but some survivors fled to the hills.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 19:17 : 17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
- Gen 19:30 : 30 Lot left Zoar and went up into the mountains with his two daughters because he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his two daughters.
- Gen 11:3 : 3 They said to each other, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly." They had brick for stone and tar for mortar.
- Josh 8:24 : 24 When Israel finished killing all the inhabitants of Ai in the open field and in the wilderness where they had pursued them, and they had all fallen by the edge of the sword until they were completely destroyed, all Israel returned to Ai and struck it down with the sword.
- Ps 83:10 : 10 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera and Jabin at the River Kishon,
- Isa 24:18 : 18 Whoever flees at the sound of terror will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs out of the pit will be caught in the snare; for the floodgates of the heavens are opened, and the foundations of the earth shake.
- Jer 48:44 : 44 The one who flees from the terror will fall into the pit, and the one climbing out of the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring on Moab the year of their punishment, declares the LORD.
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Gen 14:8-92 verses84%
8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim
9 against Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, Tidal, king of nations, Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
- Gen 14:1-66 verses83%
1 Now it came to pass in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar, Arioch, king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, and Tidal, king of nations,
2 that they made war against Bera, king of Sodom, Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
3 All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
4 For twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.
5 In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-Kiriathaim,
6 and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El-Paran, which is near the wilderness.
- Gen 14:11-122 verses79%
11 Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went away.
12 They also took Lot, Abram's nephew, along with his possessions, since he lived in Sodom, and they departed.
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17 After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer 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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29 But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.
- Gen 13:10-134 verses74%
10 Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar.
11 So Lot chose for himself the entire plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus, they separated from each other.
12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.
13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and great sinners against the LORD.
- Gen 19:24-252 verses74%
24 Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.
25 Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities—and also the vegetation in the land.
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23 All the nations will ask, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?'
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17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
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19 The border of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.
- Gen 19:28-292 verses72%
28 He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and the entire plain, and he saw that smoke was rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
29 So it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham and brought Lot out from the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.
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21 The king of Sodom said to Abram, 'Give me the people, but keep the goods for yourself.'
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6 and if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction by reducing them to ashes and made them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly,
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20 Then the LORD said, 'The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grave.
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40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors, declares the LORD, no one will live there, and no human being will dwell in it.
- Gen 19:1-22 verses70%
1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting at the city gate. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
2 He said, "Please, my lords, turn aside to your servant’s house. Spend the night and wash your feet; then you can rise early and be on your way." But they said, "No, we will spend the night in the square."
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24 There were even male cult prostitutes in the land. They committed all the detestable practices of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
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10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah.
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7 In the same way, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desires, serve as an example by undergoing the punishment of eternal fire.
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15 With the coming of dawn, the angels urged Lot, saying, "Hurry! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away when the city is punished."
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9 And its streams will be turned to pitch, its soil to sulfur; its land will become burning pitch.
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18 As with the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, says the LORD, no one will live there; no human being will stay in it.
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4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house.