1. At that time ⌊four kings⌋—King Amraphel of Shinar, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim—
2. went to war against ⌊five kings⌋—King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
3. The five kings joined forces and met in the valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea).
4. For 12 years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.