Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,

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And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

In Context

21The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me my people, and take the goods for yourself.”

23that I would not take a thread nor a sandal-thong nor anything that is yours, so that you could not say, ‘I have made Abram rich.’

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Cross References

Genesis 14:19He blessed him saying: Blessed be Abram before God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth.

Genesis 21:23Now therefore take an oath to me here by God that you will not be false to me, nor to my son nor to my descendants; but that you will treat me and the land you have stayed in according to the kindness which I have shown you.”

Genesis 24:3while I make you promise by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not let my son marry one of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,

Matthew Henry on Genesis 14:22-24

Abram's Disinterestedness. ( b. c. 1913.) 21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself. 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord , the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich: 24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went… Read the whole commentary →

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