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Genesis 14:15 During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer's army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
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Kedorlaomer’s army fled, but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/14.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/14.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer’s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which <i>is</i> on the left hand of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He divided his forces against them by night, and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which <i>is</i> north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he divided his <i>men</i> against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and attacked <i>and</i> defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he and his servants deployed against them by night, defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he and his servants deployed against them by night, attacked them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That night, Abram divided up his troops, attacked from all sides, and won a great victory. But some of the enemy escaped to the town of Hobah north of Damascus, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He split up his men to attack them at night. He defeated them, pursuing them all the way to Hobah, which is north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />There he divided his men into groups, attacked the enemy by night, and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />During the night, Abram and his servants divided his forces, conquered his enemies, and pursued them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />During the night, Abram divided his forces and routed Chedorlaomer?s army, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then, during the night, Abram divided his forces against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He divided his forces against them at night, he and his servants, and attacked them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he divided himself against them, he and his servants by night, and smote them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he divides himself against them by night, he and his servants, and strikes them, and pursues them to Hobah, which [is] at the left of Damascus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he divideth himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smiteth them, and pursueth them unto Hobah, which is at the left of Damascus;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will divide against them at night, he and his servants, and will smite them, and will pursue them even to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night: and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hoba, which is on the left hand of Damascus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And dividing his company, he rushed upon them in the night. And he struck them and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He and his servants deployed against them at night, defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and routed them and pursued them to Hobah, north of Damascus.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he and his Servants split up against them in the night and they struck them and they chased them until Khuba that is by the left of Darmsuq.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he came upon them by night, he and his servants, and he smote them and pursued them as far as Choba, which is on the left of Damascus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/14-15.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=3017" 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">Abram Rescues Lot</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>And 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. <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3915.htm" title="3915: lay·lāh (N-ms) -- Night. Or leyl; also laylah; from the same as luwl; properly, a twist, i.e. Night; figuratively, adversity.">During the night,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">Abram</a> <a href="/hebrew/2505.htm" title="2505: way·yê·ḥā·lêq (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To be smooth, to apportion, separate. A primitive root; to be smooth; by implication to apportion or separate.">divided</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">his forces</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kêm (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and routed Chedorlaomer’s army,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7291.htm" title="7291: way·yir·də·p̄êm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To pursue, chase, persecute. A primitive root; to run after (of time) gone by).">pursuing them</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">as far as</a> <a href="/hebrew/2327.htm" title="2327: ḥō·w·ḇāh (N-proper-fs) -- A place N. of Damascus. Feminine active participle of chabah; hiding place; Chobah, a place in Syria.">Hobah,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8040.htm" title="8040: miś·śə·mōl (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The left. ">north</a> <a href="/hebrew/1834.htm" title="1834: lə·ḏam·mā·śeq (Prep-l:: N-proper-fs) -- A city in Aram (Syria). Or Duwmeseq; or Darmeseq; of foreign origin; Damascus, a city of Syria.">of Damascus.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>He retrieved all the goods, as well as his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the rest of the people.…<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="/hebrews/7-1.htm">Hebrews 7:1-2</a></span><br />This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him, / and Abraham apportioned to him a tenth of everything. First, his name means “king of righteousness.” Then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-34.htm">Hebrews 11:34</a></span><br />quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/7-16.htm">Judges 7:16-22</a></span><br />And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch. / “Watch me and do as I do,” Gideon said. “When I come to the outskirts of the camp, do exactly as I do. / When I and all who are with me blow our horns, then you are also to blow your horns from all around the camp and shout, ‘For the LORD and for Gideon!’” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/30-8.htm">1 Samuel 30:8-17</a></span><br />and David inquired of the LORD: “Should I pursue these raiders? Will I overtake them?” “Pursue them,” the LORD replied, “for you will surely overtake them and rescue the captives.” / So David and his six hundred men went to the Brook of Besor, where some stayed behind / because two hundred men were too exhausted to cross the brook. But David and four hundred men continued in pursuit. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">Isaiah 41:2-3</a></span><br />Who has aroused one from the east and called him to his feet in righteousness? He hands nations over to him and subdues kings before him. He turns them to dust with his sword, to windblown chaff with his bow. / He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/110-5.htm">Psalm 110:5-6</a></span><br />The Lord is at Your right hand; He will crush kings in the day of His wrath. / He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/8-1.htm">2 Samuel 8:1-14</a></span><br />Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines. / David also defeated the Moabites, made them lie down on the ground, and measured them off with a cord. He measured off with two lengths those to be put to death, and with one length those to be spared. So the Moabites became subject to David and brought him tribute. / David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, who had marched out to restore his dominion along the Euphrates River. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-35.htm">2 Kings 19:35</a></span><br />And that very night the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/18-1.htm">1 Chronicles 18:1-13</a></span><br />Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Gath and its villages from the hand of the Philistines. / David also defeated the Moabites, and they became subject to David and brought him tribute. / As far as Hamath, David also defeated King Hadadezer of Zobah, who had marched out to establish his dominion along the Euphrates River. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></span><br />Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.” / Why are Your clothes red, and Your garments like one who treads the winepress? / “I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/10-9.htm">Joshua 10:9-10</a></span><br />After marching all night from Gilgal, Joshua caught them by surprise. / And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/20-22.htm">2 Chronicles 20:22-24</a></span><br />The moment they began their shouts and praises, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated. / The Ammonites and Moabites rose up against the inhabitants of Mount Seir, devoting them to destruction. And when they had finished off the inhabitants of Seir, they helped to destroy one another. / When the men of Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked for the vast army, but there were only corpses lying on the ground; no one had escaped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-37.htm">Psalm 18:37-42</a></span><br />I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. / I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. / You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-5.htm">Psalm 44:5</a></span><br />Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-37.htm">Romans 8:37</a></span><br />No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.</p><p class="hdg">And he.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Psalm 112:5</a></b></br> A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.</p><p class="hdg">smote.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/41-2.htm">Isaiah 41:2,3</a></b></br> Who raised up the righteous <i>man</i> from the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations before him, and made <i>him</i> rule over kings? he gave <i>them</i> as the dust to his sword, <i>and</i> as driven stubble to his bow… </p><p class="hdg">Damascus.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/15-2.htm">Deuteronomy 15:2</a></b></br> And this <i>is</i> the manner of the release: Every creditor that lendeth <i>ought</i> unto his neighbour shall release <i>it</i>; he shall not exact <i>it</i> of his neighbour, or of his brother; because it is called the LORD'S release.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-18.htm">1 Kings 15:18</a></b></br> Then Asa took all the silver and the gold <i>that were</i> left in the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king's house, and delivered them into the hand of his servants: and king Asa sent them to Benhadad, the son of Tabrimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/9-2.htm">Acts 9:2</a></b></br> And desired of him letters to Damascus to the synagogues, that if he found any of this way, whether they were men or women, he might bring them bound unto Jerusalem.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Abram</a> <a href="/genesis/4-8.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/galatians/1-17.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/luke/11-22.htm">Divideth</a> <a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Far</a> <a href="/genesis/14-10.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/genesis/14-8.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/genesis/13-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/8-22.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">North</a> <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/hosea/12-1.htm">Pursueth</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">Pursuing</a> <a href="/genesis/11-3.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Routed</a> <a href="/genesis/1-6.htm">Separating</a> <a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-20.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Struck</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Abram</a> <a href="/genesis/32-8.htm">Attack</a> <a href="/genesis/15-2.htm">Damascus</a> <a href="/genesis/36-35.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/genesis/15-10.htm">Divided</a> <a href="/genesis/32-7.htm">Divideth</a> <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Far</a> <a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Flight</a> <a href="/genesis/21-22.htm">Forces</a> <a href="/genesis/14-20.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/genesis/19-2.htm">Night</a> <a href="/genesis/28-14.htm">North</a> <a href="/genesis/36-35.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/genesis/31-23.htm">Pursued</a> <a href="/genesis/31-23.htm">Pursueth</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-17.htm">Pursuing</a> <a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Putting</a> <a href="/exodus/14-27.htm">Routed</a> <a href="/exodus/28-41.htm">Separating</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/exodus/2-12.htm">Smiteth</a> <a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Struck</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'; 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Nighttime raids were less common in ancient warfare due to the difficulties of coordination and visibility, highlighting Abram's tactical acumen. This choice reflects a reliance on divine guidance, as God often uses unexpected means to achieve His purposes (<a href="/judges/7-19.htm">Judges 7:19-22</a>).<p><b>Abram divided his forces</b><br>Dividing forces in battle can be a risky maneuver, but it can also lead to a tactical advantage by surprising the enemy. This action shows Abram's leadership and military skill. It also prefigures the division of Israel into tribes, each with its own role and responsibility, as seen in the later organization of the Israelite camp (Numbers 2).<p><b>and routed Chedorlaomer’s army</b><br>Chedorlaomer was a powerful king who had subjugated several city-states, including Sodom and Gomorrah. Abram's victory over such a formidable foe underscores God's favor and blessing upon him. This victory is a precursor to the Israelites' later conquests in the Promised Land, where they would defeat larger and more powerful nations through divine assistance (<a href="/deuteronomy/7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:1-2</a>).<p><b>pursuing them as far as Hobah</b><br>The pursuit to Hobah, which is north of Damascus, indicates a thorough and decisive victory. It shows Abram's commitment to completely defeating the enemy, similar to the later command to Israel to utterly destroy the Canaanite nations (<a href="/deuteronomy/20-16.htm">Deuteronomy 20:16-18</a>). This pursuit also demonstrates the extent of Abram's influence and the reach of his campaign.<p><b>north of Damascus</b><br>Damascus is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world and was a significant trade and cultural center in the ancient Near East. Its mention here situates the narrative in a real geographical context, providing historical credibility. The reference to Damascus also foreshadows its later significance in biblical history, including its role in the conversion of Saul (<a href="/acts/9.htm">Acts 9:1-19</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abram.htm">Abram</a></b><br>Later known as Abraham, he is the central figure in this passage, demonstrating leadership and faith in rescuing his nephew Lot.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>Abram's nephew, who was taken captive by the coalition of kings, prompting Abram's rescue mission.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hobah.htm">Hobah</a></b><br>A location north of Damascus, marking the extent of Abram's pursuit of the enemy kings.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/damascus.htm">Damascus</a></b><br>An ancient city, significant as a geographical marker in Abram's military campaign.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/coalition_of_kings.htm">Coalition of Kings</a></b><br>A group of kings who captured Lot and others, leading to Abram's intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a></b><br>Abram's pursuit of the enemy demonstrates that faith often requires decisive action. Believers are called to trust God and act courageously in challenging situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_protection_and_guidance.htm">God's Protection and Guidance</a></b><br>Abram's success in rescuing Lot illustrates God's protection over His people. We can trust that God will guide and protect us when we step out in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_and_responsibility.htm">Leadership and Responsibility</a></b><br>Abram took responsibility for his family and acted as a leader. Christians are called to lead with integrity and take responsibility for those under their care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/strategic_planning.htm">Strategic Planning</a></b><br>Abram's division of forces shows the importance of strategic planning and wisdom in executing plans. Believers should seek God's wisdom in their endeavors.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pursuit_of_justice.htm">Pursuit of Justice</a></b><br>Abram's actions were motivated by a desire to rescue and restore. Christians are called to pursue justice and righteousness in their communities.<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/what_does_the_bible_say_about_damascus.htm">What does the Bible say about Damascus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'put_away_childish_things'_mean.htm">What does 'God is our great reward' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_damascus_still_inhabited.htm">(Jeremiah 49:23–27) If Damascus was prophesied to “become feeble” and ruined, why has it remained a continuously inhabited city since ancient times? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_still_perform_miracles_today.htm">Who serves the Lord with unwavering devotion and faith?</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>(15) <span class= "bld">Hobah </span>. . . <span class= "bld">on the left hand of Damascus.</span>--That is, <span class= "ital">to the north, </span>as the Hebrews looked eastward in defining the quarters of the heaven. The victory had thus been followed up with great energy, the pursuit having lasted, according to Josephus, the whole of the next day and night after that on which the attack was made. At Hobah the mountains cease, and the great plain of Damascus begins, and further pursuit was therefore useless.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he divided himself</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> his forces) <span class="cmt_word">against them, he and his servants</span> (along with the troops of his allies), by night, and (falling on them unexpectedly from different quarters) <span class="cmt_word">smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah</span>. A place Choba is mentioned in Judith 15:5 as that to which the Assyrians were pursued by the victorious Israelites. A village of the same name existed near Damascus in the time of Eusebius, and is "probably preserved in the village <span class="accented">Hoba</span>, mentioned by Troilo, a quarter of a mile to the north of Damascus" (Keil); or in that of <span class="accented">Hobah</span>, two miles outside the walls (Stanley, ' Syria and Palestine,' 414, k.), or in <span class="accented">Burzeh</span>, where there is a Moslem wady, or saint's tomb, called the sanctuary of Abraham (Porter's 'Handbook,' p. 492). <span class="cmt_word">Which is to the left of</span> (<span class="accented">i.e.</span> to the north of, the spectator being supposed to look eastward) <span class="cmt_word">Damascus</span>. The metropolis of Syria, on the river Chrysorrhoas, in a large and fertile plain at the foot of Antilibanus, the oldest existing city in the world, being possessed at the present day of 150,000 inhabitants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/14-15.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">During the night,</span><br /><span class="heb">לַ֛יְלָה</span> <span class="translit">(lay·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3915.htm">Strong's 3915: </a> </span><span class="str2">A twist, night, adversity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[Abram]</span><br /><span class="heb">ה֥וּא</span> <span class="translit">(hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, self, the same, this, that, as, are</span><br /><br /><span class="word">divided</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֵּחָלֵ֨ק</span> <span class="translit">(way·yê·ḥā·lêq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2505.htm">Strong's 2505: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be smooth, to apportion, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his forces</span><br /><span class="heb">וַעֲבָדָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> </span><span class="str2">Slave, servant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and routed [Chedorlaomer’s army],</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּכֵּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yak·kêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pursuing</span><br /><span class="heb">וַֽיִּרְדְּפֵם֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yir·də·p̄êm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7291.htm">Strong's 7291: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, chase, persecute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them as</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">far as Hobah,</span><br /><span class="heb">חוֹבָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2327.htm">Strong's 2327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hobah -- a place North of Damascus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">north</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשְּׂמֹ֖אל</span> <span class="translit">(miś·śə·mōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8040.htm">Strong's 8040: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dark, the north, the left hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Damascus.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדַמָּֽשֶׂק׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏam·mā·śeq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1834.htm">Strong's 1834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Damascus -- a city in Aram (Syria)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/14-15.htm">Genesis 14:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/14-15.htm">OT Law: Genesis 14:15 He divided himself against them by night (Gen. 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