Genesis 14:10

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.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    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.

  • 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.

  • 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 And it came to pass, when they had brought them out, that he said, Escape for your life; do not look behind you, nor stay anywhere in the plain; escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed.
  • Gen 19:30 : 30 And Lot went up out of Zoar and lived in the mountain, and his two daughters were with him, for he was afraid to stay in Zoar: and he lived in a cave, he and his two daughters.
  • Gen 11:3 : 3 And they said to one another, Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly. And they had brick for stone, and tar they had for mortar.
  • Josh 8:24 : 24 And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness where they chased them, and when they were all fallen by the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned to Ai and struck it with the edge of the sword.
  • Ps 83:10 : 10 Who perished at Endor: they became as dung for the ground.
  • Isa 24:18 : 18 And it shall come to pass, that he who flees from the noise of the fear shall fall into the pit; and he who comes up out of the midst of the pit shall be taken in the snare, for the windows from on high are open, and the foundations of the earth do shake.
  • Jer 48:44 : 44 He who flees from the fear shall fall into the pit, and he who gets out of the pit shall be taken in the snare; for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, says 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 14:8-9
    2 verses
    84%

    8 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;

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

  • Gen 14:1-6
    6 verses
    83%

    1 And 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 with Bera, king of Sodom, and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, and Shemeber, king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

    3 All these joined together in the valley of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea.

    4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

    5 And in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings with him came and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

    6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

  • Gen 14:11-12
    2 verses
    79%

    11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food supply, and went their way.

    12 And they took Lot, Abram's nephew, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

  • Gen 14:17
    78%

    17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the King's Valley.

  • Luke 17:29
    74%

    29 But on the same day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all.

  • Gen 13:10-13
    4 verses
    74%

    10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you come to Zoar.

    11 Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated from each other.

    12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

    13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.

  • Gen 19:24-25
    2 verses
    74%

    24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven.

    25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and what grew on the ground.

  • Deut 29:23
    73%

    23 And that the whole land is brimstone, salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor bears, nor any grass grows therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger and in his wrath:

  • Gen 19:17
    73%

    17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them out, that he said, Escape for your life; do not look behind you, nor stay anywhere in the plain; escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed.

  • Gen 10:19
    73%

    19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as you go to Gerar, unto Gaza; as you go, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.

  • Gen 19:28-29
    2 verses
    72%

    28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.

    29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the upheaval, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot dwelt.

  • Gen 14:21
    72%

    21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people and take the goods for yourself."

  • 2 Pet 2:6
    71%

    6 And turned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemning them with an overthrow, making them an example to those who afterward would live ungodly;

  • Gen 18:20
    71%

    20 And the LORD said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very grievous,

  • Jer 50:40
    70%

    40 As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, says the LORD; so shall no man dwell there, neither shall any son of man live there.

  • Gen 19:1-2
    2 verses
    70%

    1 And two angels came to Sodom in the evening, and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose to meet them, and bowed himself with his face to the ground.

    2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and spend the night, and wash your feet, and you shall rise early and go on your way. And they said, No; but we will stay in the street all night.

  • 1 Kgs 14:24
    70%

    24 And there were also male shrine prostitutes in the land: and they did according to all the abominations of the nations which the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

  • Isa 1:10
    69%

    10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the law of our God, you people of Gomorrah.

  • Jude 1:7
    69%

    7 As Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire.

  • Gen 19:15
    69%

    15 And when the morning dawned, the angels urged Lot, saying, Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city.

  • Isa 34:9
    69%

    9 And its streams shall be turned into pitch, and its dust into brimstone, and its land shall become burning pitch.

  • Jer 49:18
    69%

    18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring cities, says the LORD, no man shall dwell there, nor shall a son of man reside in it.

  • Gen 19:4
    69%

    4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.