1. Four kings, Amraphel of Babylonia, Arioch of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer of Elam, and Tidal of Goiim,
2. went to war against five other kings: Bera of Sodom, Birsha of Gomorrah, Shinab of Admah, Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (or Zoar).
3. These five kings had formed an alliance and joined forces in the Valley of Siddim, which is now the Dead Sea.
4. They had been under the control of Chedorlaomer for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him.