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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/14.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/14.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />For twelve years they had been subject to Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/14.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For twelve years they had been subject to King Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but <i>in</i> the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now for twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer [the most powerful king in the invading confederacy], but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They were subject to Chedorlaomer for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They were subject to Chedorlaomer for 12 years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />For 12 years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They had been under the control of Chedorlaomer for twelve years, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They were subject to Chedorlaomer for twelve years, but they rebelled in the thirteenth year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For twelve years they had served Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Kedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />[for] twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and the thirteenth year they revolted.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For they had served Chodorlahomor twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they revolted from him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For they had served Chedorlaomer for twelve years, and in the thirteenth year they withdrew from him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Twelve years they had served Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Cardlaamar, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Kardlaamar; the thirteenth year they rebelled.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Twelve years they served Chodollogomor, and the thirteenth year they revolted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/14-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2911" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/14.htm">The War of the Kings</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>The latter five came as allies to the Valley of Siddim (that is, the Salt Sea). <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: šə·têm (Number-fd) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">For twelve</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fsc) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">years</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘ā·ḇə·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">they had been subject</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3540.htm" title="3540: kə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer (N-proper-ms) -- A king of Elam. Of foreign origin; Kedorlaomer, an early Persian king.">to Chedorlaomer,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7969.htm" title="7969: ū·šə·lōš- (Conj-w:: Number-fsc) -- A three, triad. Or shalosh; masculine shlowshah; or shloshah; a primitive number; three; occasionally third, or Thrice.">but in the thirteenth</a> <a href="/hebrew/6240.htm" title="6240: ‘eś·rêh (Number-fsc) -- Ten. For eser; ten, i.e. -teen; also -teenth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: šā·nāh (N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year</a> <a href="/hebrew/4775.htm" title="4775: mā·rā·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To rebel. A primitive root; to rebel.">they rebelled.</a> </span><span class="reftext">5</span>In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11-14</a></span><br />So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh. / But the more they were oppressed, the more they multiplied and flourished; so the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites. / They worked the Israelites ruthlessly ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm">2 Kings 18:7</a></span><br />And the LORD was with Hezekiah, and he prospered wherever he went. He rebelled against the king of Assyria and refused to serve him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-1.htm">2 Kings 24:1</a></span><br />During Jehoiakim’s reign, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon invaded. So Jehoiakim became his vassal for three years, until he turned and rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a></span><br />He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-27.htm">Nehemiah 9:27-28</a></span><br />So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-8.htm">Jeremiah 27:8</a></span><br />As for the nation or kingdom that does not serve Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and does not place its neck under his yoke, I will punish that nation by sword and famine and plague, declares the LORD, until I have destroyed it by his hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-3.htm">Jeremiah 52:3-5</a></span><br />For because of the anger of the LORD, all this happened in Jerusalem and Judah, until He finally banished them from His presence. And Zedekiah also rebelled against the king of Babylon. / So in the ninth year of Zedekiah’s reign, on the tenth day of the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon marched against Jerusalem with his entire army. They encamped outside the city and built a siege wall all around it. / And the city was kept under siege until King Zedekiah’s eleventh year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/3-14.htm">Daniel 3:14-18</a></span><br />and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, is it true that you do not serve my gods or worship the golden statue I have set up? / Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and worship the statue I have made, very good. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown at once into the blazing fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?” / Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-18.htm">Daniel 5:18-19</a></span><br />As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor. / Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-24.htm">Matthew 17:24-27</a></span><br />After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?” / “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?” / “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-17.htm">Matthew 22:17-21</a></span><br />So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” / But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me? / Show Me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought Him a denarius. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-22.htm">Luke 20:22-25</a></span><br />Is it lawful for us to pay taxes to Caesar or not?” / But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them, / “Show Me a denarius. Whose image and inscription are on it?” “Caesar’s,” they answered. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-33.htm">John 8:33-36</a></span><br />“We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?” / Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. / A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/5-29.htm">Acts 5:29</a></span><br />But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Acts 7:6-7</a></span><br />God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.</p><p class="hdg">they served.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Genesis 9:25,26</a></b></br> And he said, Cursed <i>be</i> Canaan; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren… </p><p class="hdg">they rebelled.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/17-15.htm">Ezekiel 17:15</a></b></br> But he rebelled against him in sending his ambassadors into Egypt, that they might give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper? shall he escape that doeth such <i>things</i>? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivered?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/14-1.htm">Chedorlaomer</a> <a href="/genesis/14-1.htm">Ched-Or-Lao'mer</a> <a href="/revelation/16-14.htm">Control</a> <a href="/genesis/14-1.htm">Kedorlaomer</a> <a href="/hebrews/3-16.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/genesis/4-7.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-13.htm">Served</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">Subject</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Thirteenth</a> <a href="/genesis/5-8.htm">Twelve</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Chedorlaomer</a> <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Ched-Or-Lao'mer</a> <a href="/genesis/39-4.htm">Control</a> <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Kedorlaomer</a> <a href="/numbers/20-24.htm">Rebelled</a> <a href="/genesis/37-8.htm">Rule</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Served</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Subject</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/24-13.htm">Thirteenth</a> <a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Twelve</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/14-1.htm">The battle of four kings against the king of Sodom and his allies.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Lot is taken prisoner.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Abram rescues him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Melchizedek blesses Abram, who gives him tithes.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/14-21.htm">Abram restores the rest of the spoil to the king of Sodom.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer</b><br>This phrase indicates a period of subjugation under Chedorlaomer, the king of Elam. Historically, Elam was located in what is now southwestern Iran. The subjugation suggests a political and military dominance, likely involving tribute or forced labor. This reflects the common practice in the ancient Near East where powerful kings exerted control over smaller city-states. The number twelve often symbolizes governmental perfection or completeness in the Bible, suggesting a complete cycle of domination.<p><b>but in the thirteenth year they rebelled</b><br>The thirteenth year marks a turning point, symbolizing rebellion and a break from the established order. The number thirteen can be associated with rebellion or apostasy in biblical numerology. This rebellion sets the stage for the conflict described in the subsequent verses, where the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, and other cities rise against Chedorlaomer. This act of defiance is significant in the narrative, as it leads to the involvement of Abram (later Abraham), who rescues Lot, his nephew. This event foreshadows the future liberation themes found throughout Scripture, including the ultimate deliverance through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/c/chedorlaomer.htm">Chedorlaomer</a></b><br>King of Elam, a powerful ruler who led a coalition of kings. He had subjugated several city-states, including Sodom and Gomorrah, for twelve years.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rebellion.htm">Rebellion</a></b><br>The event where the subject kings, including those of Sodom and Gomorrah, decided to revolt against Chedorlaomer's rule in the thirteenth year.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sodom_and_gomorrah.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah</a></b><br>Cities that were part of the coalition under Chedorlaomer's control. Their rebellion set the stage for the subsequent battle and Abram's involvement.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/elam.htm">Elam</a></b><br>A region in ancient Persia, representing Chedorlaomer's kingdom. It was a significant power in the ancient Near East.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/twelve_years.htm">Twelve Years</a></b><br>The period during which the cities were under Chedorlaomer's control, symbolizing a complete cycle of subjugation before the rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_authority_and_rebellion.htm">Understanding Authority and Rebellion</a></b><br>The rebellion against Chedorlaomer highlights the tension between oppressive rule and the desire for freedom. Christians are called to discern when to submit to authority and when to stand against injustice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_political_affairs.htm">God's Sovereignty in Political Affairs</a></b><br>Despite human plans and rebellions, God's sovereignty is evident. He uses events to fulfill His purposes, as seen in Abram's involvement and victory.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faithful_leadership.htm">The Role of Faithful Leadership</a></b><br>Abram's later actions in rescuing Lot demonstrate the importance of godly leadership in times of conflict. Believers are encouraged to be leaders who seek peace and justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cycles_of_oppression_and_deliverance.htm">Cycles of Oppression and Deliverance</a></b><br>The twelve years of subjugation followed by rebellion can be seen as a cycle that God uses to bring about deliverance, similar to the Israelites' experience in Egypt.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_chedorlaomer_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Chedorlaomer in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_sola_and_solo_scriptura_differ.htm">What was the duration of Noah's time on the ark?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_jacob_and_esau_reconcile_quickly.htm">How could Jacob and Esau reconcile so suddenly in Genesis 33:4 after years of hostility, and is there historical evidence for Esau's 400 men?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/genesis_14_5-7__why_no_extrabiblical_proof.htm">Genesis 14:5-7: How can we reconcile the widespread campaigns mentioned here with the lack of extrabiblical records or artifacts?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(4) <span class= "bld">They served.</span>--That <span class= "ital">is, paid a yearly tribute, </span>that they might be exempt from Chedorlaomer's marauding expeditions (see <a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm" title="And the LORD was with him; and he prospered wherever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.">2Kings 18:7</a>). There must, therefore, have been envoys going from time to time to and from the Jordan valley to Shinar.<span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Twelve years</span> - dating from the commencement of his reign (Murphy) - <span class="cmt_word">they served</span> - and paid tribute (cf. <a href="/2_kings/18-7.htm">2 Kings 18:7</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">Chedorlaomer.</span> If the king of Elam was a Shemite prince, this was m accordance with the Noachic prophecy (<a href="/genesis/9-26.htm">Genesis 9:26</a>); but according to the monuments the Elamits dynasty was Turanian. <span class="cmt_word">And in the thirteenth year</span> - during the whole of the thirteenth year (<span class="accented">vide</span> Ewald's 'Hebrews Synt.,' § 300, <span class="accented">a</span>; cf. Ver. 5) - <span class="cmt_word">they rebelled</span>, or had rebelled. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/14-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For twelve</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁתֵּ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(šə·têm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> </span><span class="str2">Two (a cardinal number)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">years</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they had been subject</span><br /><span class="heb">עָבְד֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to Chedorlaomer,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶר</span> <span class="translit">(kə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3540.htm">Strong's 3540: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chedorlaomer -- a king of Elam</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but in the thirteenth</span><br /><span class="heb">וּשְׁלֹשׁ־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·šə·lōš-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Number - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7969.htm">Strong's 7969: </a> </span><span class="str2">Three, third, thrice</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they rebelled.</span><br /><span class="heb">מָרָֽדוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mā·rā·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4775.htm">Strong's 4775: </a> </span><span class="str2">To rebel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/14-4.htm">Genesis 14:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/14-4.htm">Genesis 14:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/14-4.htm">Genesis 14:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/14-4.htm">Genesis 14:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/14-4.htm">Genesis 14:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/14-4.htm">Genesis 14:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/14-4.htm">Genesis 14:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/14-4.htm">Genesis 14:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/14-4.htm">Genesis 14:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/14-4.htm">Genesis 14:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/14-4.htm">OT Law: Genesis 14:4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer and (Gen. 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