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Genesis 14:5
5In the 14th year, Kedorlaomer and the kings with him won against the Rephaites. This was in Ashteroth Karnaim. They won against the Zuzites in Ham. They won against the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim.
Genesis 14:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And 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,
- New International Version (NIV)In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim
- English Standard Version (ESV)In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,
- New King James Version (NKJV)In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim,
Context of Genesis 14:5
In the 14th year, Kedorlaomer and the kings with him won against the Rephaites. This was in Ashteroth Karnaim. They won against the Zuzites in Ham. They won against the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim. 6And they won against the Horites in the country of Seir. This was as far as El Paran near the desert. 7They then went back. They went to En Mishpat. (That is Kadesh.) They took the whole land of the Amalekites. They also took the land of the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar.
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וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה בָּ֣א כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ וַיַּכּ֤וּ אֶת־רְפָאִים֙ בְּעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת קַרְנַ֔יִם וְאֶת־הַזּוּזִ֖ים בְּהָ֑ם וְאֵת֙ הָֽאֵימִ֔ים בְּשָׁוֵ֖ה קִרְיָתָֽיִם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And in the fourteenthאַרְבַּע'arba‛ 'arbâ‛âh · fourH702
- And in the fourteenthעָשָׂר‛âώâr · tenH6240
- yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- Chedorlaomerכְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶרkedorlâ‛ômer · ChedorlaomerH3540
- and the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- with him, and smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
- the Rephaimsרְפָאִיםrâphâ' râphâh · RephaimH7497
- in Ashteroth Karnaimעַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם‛ashterôth qarnayim · Ashteroth-karnaimH6255
- and the Zuzimsזוּזִיםzûzîym · ZuzimH2104
- in Hamהָ֑םhâm · HamH1990
- and the Emimsאֵימִים'êymîym · EmimH368
- in Shaveh Kiriathaimשָׁוֵה קִרְיָתַיִםshâvêh qiryâthayim · Shaveh-kiriathaimH7741
Cross-references for Genesis 14:5
- Genesis 15:20Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
- Deuteronomy 3:11Og, king of Bashan, was the only descendant of the Rephaites who had still been alive. He had an iron bed that is still in the Ammonites' town, Rabbah. It was 4 metres long and 2 metres wide.
- 2 Samuel 5:18The Philistine soldiers arrived at Rephaim valley. They covered all the ground there.
- 2 Samuel 23:13At the time of the harvest, three of David's 30 bravest soldiers went to be with David near Adullam. He was hiding there in a cave. A group of Philistine soldiers had made their camp in Rephaim valley.
- 1 Chronicles 11:15There were 30 leaders among David's soldiers. Three of them went to be with David at Adullam's cave where there was a big rock. A group of Philistine soldiers had made their camp in Rephaim valley.
- 1 Chronicles 14:9The Philistine soldiers arrived at Rephaim valley. They attacked the people there.
- Isaiah 17:5Israel will be like a field of grain in Rephaim valley after the harvest. The workers have cut down the crops. They have picked up the grain from the ground.
- Deuteronomy 1:4This happened after Moses and the Israelites had won against Sihon, king of the Amorites. Sihon ruled in Heshbon. They had also won against Og, the king of Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth. The Israelites fought against him at Edrei.
- Joshua 12:4They killed Og, king of Bashan. He was one of the last Rephaites. He lived in Ashtaroth and in Edrei.
- Joshua 13:12(That was the kingdom of King Og in Bashan, who ruled in Ashtaroth and Edrei. He was one of the last of the Rephaites.) Moses had won a fight against them and he had taken their land.
- Deuteronomy 2:20(People also call this region the land of the Rephaites, who had once lived there. The Ammonites called them Zamzummites.
- 1 Chronicles 4:40They found good fields that had plenty of grass. The soil was good and the place was large. There were no troubles in that region. Some descendants of Ham had been living there.
- Psalms 78:51He killed all the firstborn sons in Egypt. The strongest men of Ham's descendants died.
- Psalms 105:23Then Jacob's family came into Egypt. They lived as strangers in the land of Ham's descendants.
- Psalms 106:22He had done powerful things in the land of Ham's descendants, and at the shore of the Red Sea. His people forgot about all that!
- Deuteronomy 2:10(Some people called the Emites once lived there. There were many of them and they were as strong and tall as the Anakites.
Commentaries on Genesis 14:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Rephaims - A people of Canaan: Genesis 15:20. Ashteroth - A city of Basan, where Og afterwards reigned; Joshua 13:31. Zuzims - Nowhere else spoken of, unless they were the same with the Zamzummims, Deuteronomy 2:20, as some imagine. Emims - A people great and many in the days of Moses, and tall as the Anakim. They dwelt among the Moabites, by whom they were reputed giants; Deuteronomy 2:10, Deuteronomy 2:11. Shaveh Kiriathaim - Rather, as the margin, the…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
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5This was Chedorlaomer’s war. Under the feudal system of tribal affiliations, those in covenant with him had to fight. It was also Abram’s battle to rescue Lot, and those under treaty with him had to accompany him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-241. And it came to pass--This chapter presents Abram in the unexpected character of a warrior. The occasion was this: The king of Sodom and the kings of the adjoining cities, after having been tributaries for twelve years to the king of Elam, combined to throw off his yoke. To chastise their rebellion, as he deemed it, Chedorlaomer, with the aid of three allies, invaded the territories of the refractory princes, defeated them in a pitched battle where the…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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