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Genesis 14:3 KJV
Genesis · chapter 14 · verse 3
All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.Genesis 14:3 · King James Version
Genesis 14:3 in context
1And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;
2That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
3All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
4Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
5And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- togetherchâbarto joinH2266 →
- SiddimSiddîymSiddim, a valley in PalestineH7708 →
- valeʻêmeqa valeH6010 →
- saltmelachproperly, powderH4417 →
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We have here an account of the first war that ever we read of in scripture, which (though the wars of the nations make the greatest figure in history) we should not have had the history of if Abram and Lot had not been concerned in it. Now, concerning this war, we may observe, I. The parties engaged in it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-12