Genesis 14:18

Genesis 14:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was priest of God Most High,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. (He was priest of God Most High.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine; he was the priest of God Most High.

Context of Genesis 14:18

16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his nephew Lot and his possessions, and also the women, and the people. 17Then after Abram’s return from the defeat (slaughter) of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley). Melchizedek king of Salem (ancient Jerusalem) brought out bread and wine [for them]; he was the priest of God Most High. 19And Melchizedek blessed Abram and said, “Blessed (joyful, favored) be Abram by God Most High, Creator and Possessor of heaven and earth; 20And blessed, praised, and glorified be God Most High, Who has given your enemies into your hand.” And Abram gave him a tenth of all [the treasure he had taken in battle].

Genesis 14:18 word by word

וּמַלְכִּי־צֶ֙דֶק֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ שָׁלֵ֔ם הוֹצִ֖יא לֶ֣חֶם וָיָ֑יִן וְה֥וּא כֹהֵ֖ן לְאֵ֥ל עֶלְיֽוֹן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Melchizedekמַלְכִּי־צֶ֫דֶקmalkîy-tsedeq · MelchizedekH4442
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Salemשָׁלֵםshâlêm · SalemH8004
• brought forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• and wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• the priestכֹּהֵןkôhên · priestH3548
• of the most highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · (LORD) Most HighH5945
• Godאֵל'êl · El (Most High)H410

Cross-references for Genesis 14:18

• Psalms 76:2His tabernacle is in Salem (Jerusalem); His dwelling place is in Zion.
• Hebrews 7:1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, met Abraham as he returned from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him,
• Matthew 26:26Now as they were eating Jesus took bread, and after blessing it, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take, eat; this is My body.”
• Galatians 6:10So then, while we [as individual believers] have the opportunity, let us do good to all people [not only being helpful, but also doing that which promotes their spiritual well-being], and especially [be a blessing] to those of the household of faith (born-again believers).
• Psalms 110:4The Lord has sworn [an oath] and will not change His mind: “You are a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”
• Hebrews 5:6just as He also says in another place, “You are a priest [appointed] forever According to the order of Melchizedek.”
• Hebrews 6:20where Jesus has entered [in advance] as a forerunner for us, having become a High Priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
• Ruth 3:10Then he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made your last kindness better than the first; for you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.
• 2 Samuel 2:5So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord because you showed this graciousness and loyalty to Saul your lord (king), and buried him.
• Psalms 7:17I will give thanks to the Lord according to His righteousness and justice, And I will sing praise to the name of the Lord Most High.
• Psalms 50:14Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving And pay your vows to the Most High;
• Psalms 57:2I will cry to God Most High, Who accomplishes all things on my behalf [for He completes my purpose in His plan].
• Micah 6:6With what shall I come before the Lord [to honor Him] And bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, With yearling calves?
• Acts 7:48However, the Most High [the One infinitely exalted above humanity] does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet [Isaiah] says,
• Acts 16:17She followed after Paul and us and kept screaming and shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

Commentaries on Genesis 14:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18And Melchizedek, king of Salem - A thousand idle stories have been told about this man, and a thousand idle conjectures spent on the subject of his short history given here and in Heb. vii. At present it is only necessary to state that he appears to have been as real a personage as Bera, Birsha, or Shinab, though we have no more of his genealogy than we have of theirs. Brought forth bread and wine - Certainly to refresh Abram and his men, exhausted with…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-24Verses 1-24 - Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל 'amrāpel Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי 'arı̂y “a lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel 2:14. אלסר 'elāsār Ellasar (related: unknown) is identified with Larsa or Larancha, the ́ Larissa or ́ Larachōn of the Greeks, now Senkereh, a town of lower Babylonia, between Mugheir (Ur) and Warka (Erek) on the left bank of the Frat. כדרלעמר kedārlā‛omer…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 17-20Verses 17-20 Melchizedek is spoken of as a king of Salem, supposed to be the place afterwards called Jerusalem, and it is generally thought that he was only a man. The words of the apostle, He 7:3, state only, that the sacred history has said nothing of his ancestors. The silence of the Scriptures on this, is to raise our thoughts to Him, whose generation cannot be declared. Bread and wine were suitable refreshment for the weary followers of Abram; and it…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18The name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness.” This suggests the king of Salem was a righteous servant of God. He was probably a Jebusite priest and king. Later writers regarded him as a type of Christ, that is, a person who points forward to Christ (Psalm 110:4; Hebrews 7:1–19). Salem is the ancient name for Jerusalem (compare Psalm 76:2).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Melchizedek--This victory conferred a public benefit on that part of the country; and Abram, on his return, was treated with high respect and consideration, particularly by the king of Sodom and Melchizedek, who seems to have been one of the few native princes, if not the only one, who knew and worshipped, "the most high God," whom Abram served. This king who was a type of the Saviour (He 7:1), came to bless God for the victory which had been won, and…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 14:18

• Abraham
• Heathen
• Hospitality
• Jerusalem
• Jesus Continued
• Melchizedek
• Priest
• Rulers
• Wine

In the dictionaries

• God
• Melchizedek
• Melchizedek; Melchisedec
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Most High
• Abraham
• Bread
• Confederate
• Fame
• Jerusalem

Commentaries on Genesis 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings