Genesis 14:8

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar) went out and joined battle with them in the valley of Siddim;

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar); and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim;

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela(the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Than went out the kynge of Sodome and the kynge of Gomorra and the kinge of Adama and the kynge of Zeboijm and the kynge of Bela now called Zoar. And sette their men in aray to fyghte wyth them in the vale of siddim that is to say

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then wente out the kynge of Sodome, & the kynge of Gomorra, & the kynge of Adama, and the kynge of Zeboim, and the kynge of Bela (called Zoar) & prepared them selues to fight in the brode valley

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then went out the King of Sodom, and the King of Gomorah, and the King of Admah, and the King of Zeboiim, and the King of Bela, which is Zoar: and they ioyned battell with them in the vale of Siddim:

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And there went out the kyng of Sodome, and the kyng of Gomorrhe, and the kyng of Adma, and the kyng of Seboiim, and the kyng of Bela, whiche is Soar.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same [is] Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    There went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar); and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the king of Sodom goeth out, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboim, and the king of Bela, which `is' Zoar; and they set the battle in array with them in the valley of Siddim,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar); and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar); and they set the battle in array against them in the vale of Siddim;

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the king of Sodom with the king of Gomorrah and the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela (that is Zoar), went out, and put their forces in position in the valley of Siddim,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar) went out; and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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 prepared for battle. In the Valley of Siddim they met

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 13:10 : 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.
  • Gen 19:20 : 20 Look, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it—it is very small, isn’t it? Then my life will be spared."
  • Gen 19:22 : 22 But flee there quickly, because I cannot do anything until you reach it." (That is why the town was called Zoar.)
  • Gen 14:2-3 : 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).
  • Gen 14:10 : 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.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 14:1-7
    7 verses
    89%

    1Now 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,

    2that 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).

    3All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

    4For twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.

    5In 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,

    6and the Horites in their hill country of Seir, as far as El-Paran, which is near the wilderness.

    7Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh), and they defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazezon-Tamar.

  • Gen 14:9-12
    4 verses
    84%

    9against Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, Tidal, king of nations, Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Ellasar—four kings against five.

    10Now 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.

    11Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went away.

    12They also took Lot, Abram's nephew, along with his possessions, since he lived in Sodom, and they departed.

  • Gen 14:16-17
    2 verses
    81%

    16He recovered all the goods and also brought back his kinsman Lot, along with his possessions, the women, and the other people.

    17After 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).

  • Gen 10:19
    72%

    19The border of the Canaanites stretched from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

  • Josh 10:5
    70%

    5Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces, and they and their armies moved out, camped near Gibeon, and prepared to attack it.

  • Gen 14:21
    70%

    21The king of Sodom said to Abram, 'Give me the people, but keep the goods for yourself.'

  • Josh 10:3
    70%

    3So Adoni-Zedek, king of Jerusalem, sent word to Hoham, king of Hebron, to Piram, king of Jarmuth, to Japhia, king of Lachish, and to Debir, king of Eglon, saying,

  • Judg 20:14
    69%

    14Instead, the Benjaminites gathered from their cities to Gibeah to go out to battle against the Israelites.

  • 2 Kgs 3:26
    68%

    26When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took seven hundred men with swords to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not.

  • Gen 19:24
    68%

    24Then the LORD rained down burning sulfur on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens.

  • Judg 5:19
    68%

    19Kings came, they fought; the kings of Canaan fought at Taanach by the waters of Megiddo. They took no plunder of silver.

  • Gen 13:12-13
    2 verses
    67%

    12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.

    13Now the men of Sodom were wicked and great sinners against the LORD.

  • Josh 11:2
    67%

    2He also sent to the kings who were in the northern hill country, in the Arabah plain south of Kinneroth, in the lowland, and in the heights of Dor near the sea.

  • Deut 29:7
    67%

    7We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh.

  • Deut 29:23
    67%

    23All the nations will ask, 'Why has the LORD done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?'

  • Josh 12:14
    67%

    14the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

  • Gen 13:10
    67%

    10Lot 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.

  • 1 Chr 14:8
    67%

    8When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to face them.

  • Luke 17:29
    67%

    29But the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all.

  • 1 Chr 19:9
    67%

    9The Ammonites came out and lined up for battle at the entrance to the city, while the kings who had come were by themselves in the open field.

  • Neh 11:34
    67%

    34Hadid, Zeboim, and Neballat,

  • Josh 11:5
    67%

    5All these kings joined forces and came together to camp at the waters of Merom to fight against Israel.

  • 2 Sam 8:12
    67%

    12from Aram, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, Amalek, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.

  • Judg 1:5
    67%

    5At Bezek, they found Adoni-bezek, fought against him, and defeated the Canaanites and the Perizzites.