Abram Rescues Lot

The battle breaks badly for the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah, their forces scatter, and the victors seize goods, food, and Lot himself because he is living in Sodom.

N¹⁰ow the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country. ¹¹The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way. ¹²They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.

When word reaches Abram, he gathers his trained household men and allied partners, pursues the captors, defeats them at night, and brings back Lot, the goods, and the other captives.

¹³Then an escapee came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living near the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner, all of whom were bound by treaty to Abram. ¹⁴And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan. ¹⁵During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. ¹⁶He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.