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).
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all these joined forces in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).
• New King James Version (NKJV)All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea).

Context of Genesis 14:3

1About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Babylonia, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim 2fought against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (also called Zoar). This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the valley of the Dead Sea). 4For twelve years they had been subject to King Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him. 5One year later Kedorlaomer and his allies arrived and defeated the Rephaites at Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites at Ham, the Emites at 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 down fire and burning sulfur from the sky on Sodom and Gomorrah.
• Numbers 34:12and then along the Jordan River to the Dead Sea. These are the boundaries of your land.”
• Deuteronomy 3:17They also received the Jordan Valley, all the way from the Sea of Galilee down to the Dead Sea, with the Jordan River serving as the western boundary. To the east were the slopes of Pisgah.
• Joshua 3:16the water above that point began backing up a great distance away at a town called Adam, which is near Zarethan. And the water below that point flowed on to the Dead Sea until the riverbed was dry. Then all the people crossed over near the town of Jericho.
• Psalms 107:34He turns the fruitful land into salty wastelands, because of the wickedness of those who live there.

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
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• 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