Genesis 14:1

Genesis 14:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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;
• New International Version (NIV)At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam and Tidal king of Goyim,
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And 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,

Context of Genesis 14:1

At that time Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations 2went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar). 3These last five kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

Genesis 14:1 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י בִּימֵי֙ אַמְרָפֶ֣ל מֶֽלֶךְ־שִׁנְעָ֔ר אַרְי֖וֹךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶלָּסָ֑ר כְּדָרְלָעֹ֙מֶר֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ עֵילָ֔ם וְתִדְעָ֖ל מֶ֥לֶךְ גּוֹיִֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And it came to pass in the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• of Amraphelאַמְרָפֶל'amrâphel · AmraphelH569
• kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Shinarשִׁנְעָרshin‛âr · ShinarH8152
• Ariochאַרְיוֹךְ'ăryôk · AriochH746
• of Ellasarאֶלָּסָר'ellâsâr · EllasarH495
• Chedorlaomerכְּדׇרְלָעֹמֶרkedorlâ‛ômer · ChedorlaomerH3540
• of Elamעֵילָם‛êylâm ‛ôlâm · ElamH5867
• and Tidalתִּדְעָלtid‛âl · TidalH8413
• of nationsגּוֹיִםgôy gôy · GoiimH1471

Cross-references for Genesis 14:1

• Genesis 10:10The primary regions of his kingdom were Babel, Erech, Akkad, and Calneh in the land of Shinar.
• Genesis 11:2When the people moved eastward, they found a plain in Shinar and settled there.
• Isaiah 11:11At that time the sovereign master will again lift his hand to reclaim the remnant of his people from Assyria, Egypt, Pathros, Cush, Elam, Shinar, Hamath, and the seacoasts.
• Daniel 1:2Now the Lord delivered King Jehoiakim of Judah into his power, along with some of the vessels of the temple of God. He brought them to the land of Babylonia to the temple of his god and put the vessels in the treasury of his god.
• Zechariah 5:11He replied, “To build a temple for her in the land of Babylonia. When it is finished, she will be placed there in her own residence.”
• Isaiah 37:12Were the nations whom my predecessors destroyed – the nations of Gozan, Haran, Rezeph, and the people of Eden in Telassar – rescued by their gods?
• Genesis 10:22The sons of Shem were Elam, Asshur, Arphaxad, Lud, and Aram.
• Isaiah 21:2I have received a distressing message: “The deceiver deceives, the destroyer destroys. Attack, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning!”
• Isaiah 22:6The Elamites picked up the quiver, and came with chariots and horsemen; the men of Kir prepared the shield.
• Jeremiah 25:25all the kings of Zimri; all the kings of Elam; all the kings of Media;
• Jeremiah 49:34Early in the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, the Lord spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam.
• Ezekiel 32:24“Elam is there with all her hordes around her grave; all of them struck down by the sword. They went down uncircumcised to the lower parts of the earth, those who spread terror in the land of the living. Now they will bear their shame with those who descend to the pit.

Commentaries on Genesis 14:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1In the days of Amraphel - Who this king was is not known; and yet, from the manner in which he is spoken of in the text, it would seem that he was a person well known, even when Moses wrote this account. But the Vulgate gives a different turn to the place, by rendering the passage thus: Factum est in illo tempore, ut Amraphel, etc. "It came to pass in that time that Amraphel, etc." The Chaldee Targum of Onkelos makes Amraphel king of Babylon, others make…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. 1The battle of the kings, Lot is taken prisoner. (1-12) Abram rescues Lot. (13-16) Melchizedek blesses Abram. (17-20) Abram restores the spoil. (21-24) Verses 1-12 The wars of nations make great figure in history, but we should not have had the record of this war if Abram and Lot had not been concerned. Out of covetousness, Lot had settled in fruitful, but wicked Sodom. Its inhabitants were the most ripe for vengeance of all the descendants of Canaan. The…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Tidal apparently ruled several city-states. The text calls his people Goiim, which means “nations” in Hebrew.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 14:1

• Amraphel
• Arioch
• Babylon
• Chedorlaomer
• Confederacies
• Elam
• Ellasar
• Government
• Lot
• Sodom
• Tidal

In the dictionaries

• Elam
• Elam; Elamites
• Shinar
• Abraham
• Amraphel
• Arioch
• Babylon, kingdom of
• Chaldea
• Confederate
• Ellasar

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