11. Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and departed.
12. They also took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and his possessions, and went their way.
13. Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshkol and Aner, and these were allies with Abram.
14. When Abram heard that his relative was taken captive, he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants born in his own house, and pursued them as far as Dan.
15. During the night he divided his men to attack them and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
16. He brought back all the possessions, along with his relative Lot and his possessions, and also the women and the people.
17. After his return from the defeat of Kedorlaomer and the kings who had joined 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 the priest of God Most High.
19. And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High,Creator of heaven and earth;
20. and blessed be God Most High,who has delivered your enemies into your hand.”Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
21. The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people and take the goods for yourself.”
22. But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,