17. After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley ).
18. Then Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; he was a priest to God Most High.
19. He blessed him and said:Abram is blessed by God Most High,Creator of heaven and earth,
20. and I give praise to God Most Highwho has handed over your enemies to you.And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
21. Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, but take the possessions for yourself.”
22. But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to Yahweh, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
23. that I will not take a thread or sandal strap or anything that belongs to you, so you can never say, ‘I made Abram rich.’