Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 14:18
18Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; he was a priest to God Most High.
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
16He brought back all the goods and also his relative Lot and his goods, as well as the women and the other people. 17After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Shaveh Valley (that is, the King’s Valley). Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; he was a priest to God Most High. 19He blessed him and said: Abram is blessed by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth, 20and blessed be God Most High who has handed over your enemies to you. And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
Read all of Genesis 14Genesis 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 tent is in Salem, his dwelling place in Zion.
- Hebrews 7:1For this Melchizedek, king of Salem, priest of God Most High, met Abraham and blessed him as he returned from defeating the kings,
- Matthew 26:26As they were eating, Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, gave it to the disciples, and said, “Take and eat it; this is my body.”
- Galatians 6:10Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us work for the good of all, especially for those who belong to the household of faith.
- Psalms 110:4The Lord has sworn an oath and will not take it back: “You are a priest forever according to the pattern of Melchizedek.”
- Hebrews 5:6also says in another place, You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
- Hebrews 6:20Jesus has entered there on our behalf as a forerunner, because he has become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.
- Ruth 3:10Then he said, “May the Lord bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not pursued younger men, whether rich or poor.
- 2 Samuel 2:5David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “The Lord bless you because you have shown this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
- Psalms 7:17I will thank the Lord for his righteousness; I will sing about the name of the Lord Most High.
- Psalms 50:14Offer a thanksgiving sacrifice to God, and pay your vows to the Most High.
- Psalms 57:2I call to God Most High, to God who fulfills his purpose for me.
- Micah 6:6What should I bring before the Lord when I come to bow before God on high? Should I come before him with burnt offerings, with year-old calves?
- Acts 7:48but the Most High does not dwell in sanctuaries made with hands, as the prophet says:
- Acts 16:17As she followed Paul and us she cried out, “These men, who are proclaiming to you a way of salvation, are the servants of the Most High God.”
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
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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
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