Genesis 14:17
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.
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Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts
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).
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And as he retourned agayne from the slaughter of kedorlaomer and of the kynges that were with hym than came the kynge of Sodome agaynst hym vnto the vale of Saue which now is called kynges dale.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And as he came agayne from the slaughter of Kedorlaomer & of the kinges that were with him, the kynge of Sodome wente to mete him in to the playne felde, which is called kynges dale.
Geneva Bible (1560)
After that he returned from the slaughter of Chedor-laomer, and of the Kings that were with him, came the King of Sodom foorth to meete him in the valley of Shaueh, which is the Kings dale.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
After that he returned agayne from the slaughter of Chodorlaomer, and of the kynges that were with hym, came the kyng of Sodome foorth to meete hym in the valey Sauch, which is the kynges dale.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
¶ And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that [were] with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which [is] the king's dale.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (the same is the King's Valley).
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And the king of Sodom goeth out to meet him (after his turning back from the smiting of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings who `are' with him), unto the valley of Shaveh, which `is' the king's valley.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King's Vale).
American Standard Version (1901)
And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King's Vale).
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And when he was coming back after putting to flight Chedorlaomer and the other kings, he had a meeting with the king of Sodom in the valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.
World English Bible (2000)
The king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, at the valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet Abram in the Valley of Shaveh(known as the King’s Valley).
Referenced Verses
- 2 Sam 18:18 : 18 Now Absalom in his lifetime had taken and set up for himself a pillar, which is in the king's valley: for he said, I have no son to keep my name in remembrance: and he called the pillar after his own name: and it is called to this day, Absalom's monument.
- Prov 14:20 : 20 The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich have many friends.
- Prov 19:4 : 4 Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbor.
- Heb 7:1 : 1 For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings, and blessed him;
- Judg 11:34 : 34 And Jephthah came to Mizpeh to his house, and behold, his daughter came out to meet him with timbrels and with dances; and she was his only child; besides her, he had neither son nor daughter.
- 1 Sam 18:6 : 6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with musical instruments.
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16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his relative Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
- Gen 14:1-1313 verses81%
1And 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 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.
3All these joined together in the valley of Siddim, which is the Salt Sea.
4Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5And 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,
6And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.
7And they returned and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and struck all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelled in Hazezontamar.
8And 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;
9With Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, Tidal, king of nations, Amraphel, king of Shinar, and Arioch, king of Ellasar; four kings against five.
10And 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.
11And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food supply, and went their way.
12And they took Lot, Abram's nephew, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
13And one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he lived by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram.
- Heb 7:1-22 verses78%
1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings, and blessed him;
2To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and then also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
- Gen 14:18-225 verses78%
18And Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.
19And he blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram of God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth;
20And blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. And he gave him tithes of all."
21And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people and take the goods for yourself."
22And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,
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15So the king returned, and came to the Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to meet the king, to conduct the king over the Jordan.
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1And 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.
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16And the men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom; and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
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12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
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10And 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.
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24except only what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion."
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28And 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.
29And 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.
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10For he was still in the loins of his father when Melchizedek met him.
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19So Abraham returned to his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
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1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.