Genesis 14:17 BSB — MannaFest

Genesis 14:17

After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And the king of Sodom went out to meet him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, at the vale of Shaveh (the same is the King’s Vale).

KJV

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.

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The king of Sodom went out to meet him - This could not have been Bera, mentioned Gen 14:2, for it seems pretty evident, from Gen 14:10, that both he and Birsha, king of Gomorrah, were slain at the bitumen-pits in the vale of Siddim; but another person in the meantime might have succeeded to the government.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּצֵ֣א	vai.ye.Tze'	and he went out	H3318 →
מֶֽלֶךְ־	Me.lekh-	[the] king of	H4428 →
סְדֹם֮	se.Dom	Sodom	H5467 →
לִקְרָאתוֹ֒	lik.ra.To	to meet him	H7122 →
אַחֲרֵ֣י	'a.cha.Rei	after	H310 →
שׁוּב֗וֹ	shu.Vo	returned he	H7725 →
מֵֽהַכּוֹת֙	me.ha.kOt	from defeating	H5221 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
כְּדָרְ־לָעֹ֔מֶר	Kedor-la.'ֹo.mer	Kedor-laomer	H3540 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַמְּלָכִ֖ים	ha.me.la.Khim	the kings	H4428 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	who	H834 →
אִתּ֑וֹ	'i.To	[were] with him	H854 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
עֵ֣מֶק	'E.mek	[the] valley of	H6010 →
שָׁוֵ֔ה	sha.Veh	Shaveh	H7740 →
ה֖וּא	hu'	that	H1931 →
עֵ֥מֶק	'E.mek	[is] [the] valley of	H6010 →
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Hebrews 7:1
This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
leads to
- Genesis 14:18–20
  Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine—since he was priest of God Most High—
- Psalms 57:2
  I cry out to God Most High, to God who fulfills His purpose for me.
- Hebrews 6:20
  where Jesus our forerunner has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.
- Micah 6:6
  With what shall I come before the LORD when I bow before the God on high? Should I come to Him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
- Psalms 78:35
  And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
Through
1 Samuel 18:6
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and…
leads to
- Exodus 15:20
  Then Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine in her hand, and all the women followed her with tambourines and dancing.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Proverbs 19:4
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
leads to
- Proverbs 14:20
  The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
- Proverbs 19:6–7
  Many seek the favor of the prince, and everyone is a friend of the gift giver.

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