Genesis 14:3

Genesis 14:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.
• New International Version (NIV)All these latter kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea Valley).
• New King James Version (NKJV)All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
• New Living Translation (NLT)This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea).

Context of Genesis 14:3

1In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). 4Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5In 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,

Genesis 14:3 word by word

כָּל־אֵ֙לֶּה֙ חָֽבְר֔וּ אֶל־עֵ֖מֶק הַשִּׂדִּ֑ים ה֖וּא יָ֥ם הַמֶּֽלַח׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• All these were joined togetherחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• in the valeעֵ֫מֶק‛êmeq · Valley (of Siddim)H6010
• of Siddimשִׂדִּיםώiddîym · ValleyH7708
• whichהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• is the saltמֶ֫לַחmelach · Salt (Sea)H4417
• seaיָםyâm · seaH3220

Cross-references for Genesis 14:3

• Genesis 19:24Then the Lord rained on Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from the Lord out of heaven.
• Numbers 34:12And the border shall go down to the Jordan, and its limit shall be at the Salt Sea. This shall be your land as defined by its borders all around."
• Deuteronomy 3:17the Arabah also, with the Jordan as the border, from Chinnereth as far as the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, under the slopes of Pisgah on the east.
• Joshua 3:16the waters coming down from above stood and rose up in a heap very far away, at Adam, the city that is beside Zarethan, and those flowing down toward the Sea of the Arabah, the Salt Sea, were completely cut off. And the people passed over opposite Jericho.
• Psalms 107:34a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants.

Commentaries on Genesis 14:3

• 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. 1-16In this typical ancient political conflict, powerful kings allied to control smaller dependent states.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

Topics related to Genesis 14:3

• Birsha
• Chedorlaomer
• Dead Sea
• Lot
• Salt
• Siddim
• Sodom

In the dictionaries

• Salt Sea
• Salt Sea, or Dead Sea
• Salt Sea, Dead Sea
• Confederate
• Dead Sea
• Fame
• Lift
• Lot
• Noah
• Sea, The

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