Genesis 14:13-24

Genesis 14:13-24

[13] And there came  one that had escaped,  and told  Abram  the Hebrew;  for he dwelt  in the plain  of Mamre  the Amorite,  brother  of Eshcol,  and brother  of Aner:  and these were confederate  with Abram.  [14] And when Abram  heard  that his brother  was taken captive,  he armed  his trained  servants, born  in his own house,  three  hundred  and eighteen,  and pursued  them unto Dan.  [15] And he divided  himself against them, he and his servants,  by night,  and smote  them, and pursued  them unto Hobah,  which is on the left hand  of Damascus.  [16] And he brought back  all the goods,  and also brought again  his brother  Lot,  and his goods,  and the women  also, and the people.  [17] 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.  [18] And Melchizedek  king  of Salem  brought forth  bread  and wine:  and he was the priest  of the most high  God.  [19] And he blessed  him, and said,  Blessed  be Abram  of the most high  God,  possessor  of heaven  and earth:  [20] And blessed  be the most high  God,  which hath delivered  thine enemies  into thy hand.  And he gave  him tithes  of all. [21] And the king  of Sodom  said  unto Abram,  Give  me the persons,  and take  the goods  to thyself. [22] And Abram  said  to the king  of Sodom,  I have lift up  mine hand  unto the LORD,  the most high  God,  the possessor  of heaven  and earth,  [23] That I will not  take from a thread  even to a shoelatchet,  and that I will not  take  any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say,  Abram  rich:  [24] Save  only that which  the young men  have eaten,  and the portion  which went  with  me, Aner,  Eshcol,  and Mamre;  let them  take  their portion.