Genesis 14:21

Then the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me these souls, and take the rest for yourself.”

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In The King James Version

And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

In Context

20And blessed be the Most High God, through whose protection the enemies are in your hands.” And he gave him tithes from everything.

22And he responded to him: “I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

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Cross References

Genesis 14:11Then they took all the substance of the Sodomites and the Gomorrhites, and all that pertained to food, and they went away,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 14:18-21

Abram's Interview with Melchizedek. ( b. c. 1913.) 17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. 18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God. 19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth: 20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies… Read the whole commentary →

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