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Then the rebel kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (also called Zoar) prepared for battle in the valley of the Dead Sea.[a] They fought against King Kedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar—four kings against five. 10 As it happened, the valley of the Dead Sea was filled with tar pits. And as the army of the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into the tar pits, while the rest escaped into the mountains.

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Footnotes

  1. 14:8 Hebrew Siddim Valley (see 14:3); also in 14:10.

Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah,(A) the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim(B) and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar)(C) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim(D) against Kedorlaomer(E) king of Elam,(F) Tidal king of Goyim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five. 10 Now the Valley of Siddim(G) was full of tar(H) pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah(I) fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills.(J)

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