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Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/kjv/genesis/14.htm">King James Bible</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim, <a href="/nkjv/genesis/14.htm">New King James Version</a> In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, <a href="/nasb_/genesis/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/nasb/genesis/14.htm">NASB 1995</a> In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim in Ham and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/nasb77/genesis/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim in Ham and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/lsb/genesis/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So in the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, came and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim and the Zuzim in Ham and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/amp/genesis/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the [three] kings who were with him attacked and subdued the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/csb/genesis/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/hcsb/genesis/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/asv/genesis/14.htm">American Standard Version</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/cev/genesis/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> A year later King Chedorlaomer and his allies attacked and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, and the Emites in Shaveh-Kiriathaim. <a href="/erv/genesis/14.htm">English Revised Version</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/gwt/genesis/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came and defeated the Rephaim at Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim at Ham, the Emim at Shaveh Kiriathaim, <a href="/gnt/genesis/14.htm">Good News Translation</a> In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and his allies came with their armies and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in the plain of Kiriathaim, <a href="/isv/genesis/14.htm">International Standard Version</a> In the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer and the kings with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/msb/genesis/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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, <a href="/net/genesis/14.htm">NET Bible</a> In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who were his allies came and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim, <a href="/nheb/genesis/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer and the kings allied with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, <a href="/wbt/genesis/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim, <a href="/web/genesis/14.htm">World English Bible</a> In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and struck the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings who [are] with him, and they strike the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, <a href="/ylt/genesis/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings who are with him, and they smite the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim, <a href="/slt/genesis/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and they shall smite the Rephaims in Ashtaroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chodorlahomor, and the kings that were with him: and they smote the Raphaim in Astarothcarnaim, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim in Save of Cariathaim. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Therefore, in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer arrived, and the kings who were with him. And they struck the Rephaim at Ashteroth of the two horns, and the Zuzim with them, and the Emim at Shaveh-Kiriathaim. <a href="/nabre/genesis/14.htm">New American Bible</a> In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him came and defeated the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him came and subdued the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzim in Ham, the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim,<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And in the fourteenth year came Cardlaamar, and the kings that were with him, and smote the mighty men who were in Ashteroth Karnaim and the valiant men who were in the city, and the Emins in Shaveh Koriathaim, <a href="/hpbt/genesis/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And in year fourteen Kardlaamar came and the Kings that were with him and they struck the mighty men who were in Asteroth Qornim and the warriors who were among them and the Emney who were in Shwa Qurathim;<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, <a href="/sep/genesis/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And in the fourteenth year came Chodollogomor, and the kings with him, and cut to pieces the giants in Astaroth, and Carnain, and strong nations with them, and the Ommaeans in the city Save. <a href="/parallel/genesis/14-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2918" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/14.htm">The War of the Kings</a> …4For twelve years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled. 5<a href="/hebrew/702.htm" title="702: ū·ḇə·’ar·ba‘ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: Number-fsc) -- Four. Masculine oarbaah; from raba'; four.">In the fourteenth</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/3540.htm" title="3540: ḵə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer (N-proper-ms) -- A king of Elam. Of foreign origin; Kedorlaomer, an early Persian king.">Chedorlaomer</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵîm (Conj-w, Art:: N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">and the kings</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/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">allied with him</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bā (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">went out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5221.htm" title="5221: way·yak·kū (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">and defeated</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/7497.htm" title="7497: rə·p̄ā·’îm (N-proper-mp) -- Inhab. of an area E. of the Jordan. Or raphah; from rapha' in the sense of invigorating; a giant.">the Rephaites</a> <a href="/hebrew/6255.htm" title="6255: bə·‘aš·tə·rōṯ (Prep) -- From Ashtarowth and the dual of qeren; Ashtaroth of double horns; Ashteroth-Karnaim, a place East of the Jordan.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/6255.htm" title="6255: qar·na·yim (Prep:: N-proper-fs) -- From Ashtarowth and the dual of qeren; Ashtaroth of double horns; Ashteroth-Karnaim, a place East of the Jordan.">Ashteroth-karnaim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2104.htm" title="2104: haz·zū·zîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- A people E. of the Jordan. Plural probably from the same as ziyz; prominent; Zuzites, an aboriginal tribe of Palestine.">the Zuzites</a> <a href="/hebrew/1990.htm" title="1990: bə·hām (Prep-b:: N-proper-fs) -- A place in Pal. Of uncertain derivation; Ham, a region of Palestine.">in Ham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/368.htm" title="368: hā·’ê·mîm (Art:: N-proper-mp) -- Terrors, an inhabitant of Moab. Plural of 'eymah; terrors; Emim, an early Canaanitish tribe.">the Emites</a> <a href="/hebrew/7740.htm" title="7740: bə·šā·wêh (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- A valley near Salem. From shavah; plain; Shaveh, a place in Palestine.">in Shaveh-kiriathaim,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7156.htm" title="7156: qir·yā·ṯā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A city in Moab, also a place in Naphtali. Dual of qiryah; double city; Kirjathaim, the name of two placed in Palestine."></a> 6and the Horites in the area of Mount Seir, as far as El-paran, which is near the desert.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Deuteronomy 2:10-12</a> (The Emites used to live there, a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. / Like the Anakites, they were also regarded as Rephaim, though the Moabites called them Emites. / The Horites used to live in Seir, but the descendants of Esau drove them out. They destroyed the Horites from before them and settled in their place, just as Israel did in the land that the LORD gave them as their possession.) <a href="/deuteronomy/2-20.htm">Deuteronomy 2:20-21</a> (That too was regarded as the land of the Rephaim, who used to live there, though the Ammonites called them Zamzummites. / They were a people great and many, as tall as the Anakites. But the LORD destroyed them from before the Ammonites, who drove them out and settled in their place, <a href="/joshua/12-4.htm">Joshua 12:4-5</a> And Og king of Bashan, one of the remnant of the Rephaim, who lived in Ashtaroth and Edrei. / He ruled over Mount Hermon, Salecah, all of Bashan up to the border of the Geshurites and Maacathites, and half of Gilead to the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. <a href="/joshua/13-12.htm">Joshua 13:12</a> the whole kingdom of Og in Bashan, who had reigned in Ashtaroth and Edrei and had remained as a remnant of the Rephaim. Moses had struck them down and dispossessed them, <a href="/amos/2-9.htm">Amos 2:9-10</a> Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below. / And I brought you up from the land of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness, that you might take possession of the land of the Amorite. <a href="/numbers/13-28.htm">Numbers 13:28-33</a> Nevertheless, the people living in the land are strong, and the cities are large and fortified. We even saw the descendants of Anak there. / The Amalekites live in the land of the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites, and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live by the sea and along the Jordan.” / Then Caleb quieted the people before Moses and said, “We must go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly conquer it!” ... <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a> (For only Og king of Bashan had remained of the remnant of the Rephaim. His bed of iron, nine cubits long and four cubits wide, is still in Rabbah of the Ammonites.) <a href="/1_samuel/17-4.htm">1 Samuel 17:4-7</a> Then a champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out from the Philistine camp. He was six cubits and a span in height, / and he had a bronze helmet on his head. He wore a bronze coat of mail weighing five thousand shekels, / and he had armor of bronze on his legs and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. ... <a href="/2_samuel/21-16.htm">2 Samuel 21:16-22</a> Then Ishbi-benob, a descendant of Rapha, whose bronze spear weighed three hundred shekels and who was bearing a new sword, resolved to kill David. / But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid, struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then David’s men swore to him, “You must never again go out with us to battle, so that the lamp of Israel may not be extinguished.” / Some time later at Gob, there was another battle with the Philistines. At that time Sibbecai the Hushathite killed Saph, a descendant of Rapha. ... <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Isaiah 26:14</a> The dead will not live; the departed spirits will not rise. Therefore You have punished and destroyed them; You have wiped out all memory of them. <a href="/isaiah/17-5.htm">Isaiah 17:5</a> as the reaper gathers the standing grain and harvests the ears with his arm, as one gleans heads of grain in the Valley of Rephaim. <a href="/matthew/24-37.htm">Matthew 24:37-39</a> As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. / For in the days before the flood, people were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. / And they were oblivious until the flood came and swept them all away. So will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. <a href="/luke/17-26.htm">Luke 17:26-30</a> Just as it was in the days of Noah, so also will it be in the days of the Son of Man: / People were eating and drinking, marrying and being given in marriage, up to the day Noah entered the ark. Then the flood came and destroyed them all. / It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. ... <a href="/hebrews/11-7.htm">Hebrews 11:7</a> By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. <a href="/2_peter/2-5.htm">2 Peter 2:5</a> if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim,Rephaims.<a href="/genesis/15-20.htm">Genesis 15:20</a> And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,<a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11,20,22</a> For only Og king of Bashan remained of the remnant of giants; behold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iron; is it not in Rabbath of the children of Ammon? nine cubits was the length thereof, and four cubits the breadth of it, after the cubit of a man… <a href="/2_samuel/5-18.htm">2 Samuel 5:18,22</a> The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim… Ashteroth.<a href="/deuteronomy/1-4.htm">Deuteronomy 1:4</a> After he had slain Sihon the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei:<a href="/joshua/12-4.htm">Joshua 12:4</a> And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei,<a href="/joshua/13-12.htm">Joshua 13:12,31</a> All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out… Zuzims.<a href="/deuteronomy/2-20.htm">Deuteronomy 2:20-23</a> (That also was accounted a land of giants: giants dwelt therein in old time; and the Ammonites call them Zamzummims; … <a href="/1_chronicles/4-40.htm">1 Chronicles 4:40</a> And they found fat pasture and good, and the land was wide, and quiet, and peaceable; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old.<a href="/psalms/78-51.htm">Psalm 78:51</a> And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham:Emims.<a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Deuteronomy 2:10,11</a> The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall, as the Anakims; … Shaveh Kiriathaim.<a href="/joshua/13-19.htm">Joshua 13:19</a> And Kirjathaim, and Sibmah, and Zarethshahar in the mount of the valley,<a href="/jeremiah/48-1.htm">Jeremiah 48:1,23</a> Against Moab thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Woe unto Nebo! for it is spoiled: Kiriathaim is confounded and taken: Misgab is confounded and dismayed… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/obadiah/1-7.htm">Allied</a> <a href="/genesis/14-4.htm">Chedorlaomer</a> <a href="/genesis/14-4.htm">Ched-Or-Lao'mer</a> <a href="/revelation/12-8.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-11.htm">Emim</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-11.htm">Emites</a> <a href="/acts/27-33.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/genesis/10-20.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-1.htm">im</a> <a href="/amos/6-13.htm">Karnaim</a> <a href="/genesis/14-4.htm">Kedorlaomer</a> <a href="/genesis/14-3.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/ezekiel/25-9.htm">Kiriathaim</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-20.htm">m</a> <a href="/genesis/7-19.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Rephaim</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-5.htm">Reph'aim</a> <a href="/genesis/15-20.htm">Rephaims</a> <a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Shaveh</a> <a href="/genesis/6-16.htm">Side</a> <a href="/genesis/8-21.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/acts/12-23.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/genesis/12-17.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-19.htm">Subdued</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/14-13.htm">Allied</a> <a href="/genesis/14-9.htm">Chedorlaomer</a> <a href="/genesis/14-9.htm">Ched-Or-Lao'mer</a> <a href="/genesis/14-15.htm">Defeated</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Emim</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Emites</a> <a href="/exodus/12-6.htm">Fourteenth</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-4.htm">Ham</a> <a href="/joshua/9-17.htm">im</a> <a href="/amos/6-13.htm">Karnaim</a> <a href="/genesis/14-9.htm">Kedorlaomer</a> <a href="/genesis/14-9.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/numbers/32-37.htm">Kiriathaim</a> <a href="/judges/3-8.htm">m</a> <a href="/genesis/14-15.htm">Overcame</a> <a href="/genesis/15-20.htm">Rephaim</a> <a href="/genesis/15-20.htm">Reph'aim</a> <a href="/genesis/15-20.htm">Rephaims</a> <a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Shaveh</a> <a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">Side</a> <a href="/genesis/32-8.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Smote</a> <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Struck</a> <a href="/genesis/14-7.htm">Subdued</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 14</div>1. <a href="/genesis/14-1.htm">The battle of four kings against the king of Sodom and his allies.</a> 12. <a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Lot is taken prisoner.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/14-14.htm">Abram rescues him.</a> 17. <a href="/genesis/14-17.htm">Melchizedek blesses Abram, who gives him tithes.</a> 21. <a href="/genesis/14-21.htm">Abram restores the rest of the spoil to the king of Sodom.</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>In the fourteenth year This phrase indicates a specific time frame, marking the fourteenth year of Chedorlaomer's reign or dominance over the region. It suggests a period of subjugation and tribute by the local kings to Chedorlaomer, which is significant in understanding the political landscape of the time. The number fourteen can also be seen as a double of seven, a number often associated with completeness or divine order in the Bible.Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him Chedorlaomer was the king of Elam, a region located in present-day southwestern Iran. His alliance with other kings, including those of Shinar, Ellasar, and Goiim, demonstrates the political alliances and coalitions common in the ancient Near East. This coalition reflects the power dynamics and the need for smaller kingdoms to band together for military campaigns. Chedorlaomer's leadership in this alliance indicates his prominence and influence.went out and defeated the Rephaites in Ashteroth-karnaim The Rephaites were a group of ancient people known for their size and strength, often associated with giants in biblical texts. Ashteroth-karnaim is located in the region of Bashan, east of the Jordan River. This victory over the Rephaites signifies the military prowess of Chedorlaomer's coalition and their ability to conquer formidable foes. The Rephaites are mentioned elsewhere in the Bible, such as in <a href="/deuteronomy/2-20.htm">Deuteronomy 2:20-21</a>, where they are described as a people as great and numerous as the Anakim.the Zuzites in Ham The Zuzites, also known as the Zamzummim, were another group of people living in the region. The location "Ham" is less clearly identified but is thought to be in the vicinity of the Transjordan area. The defeat of the Zuzites further emphasizes the comprehensive nature of Chedorlaomer's campaign, as he systematically subdued various tribes and peoples.the Emites in Shaveh-kiriathaim The Emites were a people described in <a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Deuteronomy 2:10-11</a> as great, numerous, and tall, like the Anakim. Shaveh-kiriathaim is believed to be located in the region of Moab, east of the Dead Sea. The mention of these specific locations and peoples highlights the extensive reach of Chedorlaomer's military campaign. The Emites' defeat is part of the broader narrative of conquest and control in the region, setting the stage for the subsequent events involving Abram and Lot.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/kedorlaomer.htm">Kedorlaomer</a> A king of Elam who led a coalition of kings in battle. His name is of Elamite origin, and he is a central figure in the military campaign described in <a href="/bsb/genesis/14.htm">Genesis 14</a>. 2. <a href="/topical/r/rephaim.htm">Rephaim</a> A group of ancient people known for their great size and strength, often associated with giants. They were defeated in Ashteroth-karnaim. 3. <a href="/topical/a/ashteroth-karnaim.htm">Ashteroth-karnaim</a> A location in Bashan, associated with the Rephaim. The name suggests a connection to the Canaanite goddess Ashtoreth. 4. <a href="/topical/z/zuzites.htm">Zuzites</a> Also known as Zamzummim, another group of ancient people defeated by Kedorlaomer's coalition. They resided in Ham. 5. <a href="/topical/e/emites.htm">Emites</a> A people described as great and numerous, living in Shaveh-kiriathaim. They were also defeated by the coalition.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_history.htm">God's Sovereignty in History</a> The defeat of these mighty peoples by Kedorlaomer's coalition demonstrates God's control over historical events. Even powerful nations and peoples are subject to His will. <a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a> The battles against the Rephaim, Zuzites, and Emites can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual battles. Believers are called to rely on God's strength to overcome spiritual giants in their lives. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_alliances.htm">The Importance of Alliances</a> Kedorlaomer's success was partly due to his alliances. In the Christian life, forming alliances with fellow believers can provide strength and support in spiritual battles. <a href="/topical/t/the_transience_of_earthly_power.htm">The Transience of Earthly Power</a> The eventual defeat of Kedorlaomer's coalition (later in <a href="/bsb/genesis/14.htm">Genesis 14</a>) reminds us that earthly power is temporary. True and lasting power belongs to God alone.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 14</a> <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 href="/q/who_or_what_were_the_rephaim.htm">Who or what were the Rephaim?</a> <a href="/q/is_king_og's_iron_bed_historically_accurate.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11 describes King Og’s massive iron bed—how can this be historically or scientifically accurate? </a> <a href="/q/who_were_the_zamzummim.htm">Who were the Zamzummim in ancient history?</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>(5) The Rephaims.--Described as an Amorite tribe (<a href="/amos/2-9.htm" title="Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.">Amos 2:9</a>) of great stature, settled in Bashan, where Moses conquered them (<a href="/joshua/13-12.htm" title="All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the giants: for these did Moses smite, and cast them out.">Joshua 13:12</a>). We find them also on the other side of Jordan, in Mount Ephraim ( <a href="/joshua/17-15.htm" title="And Joshua answered them, If you be a great people, then get you up to the wood country, and cut down for yourself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for you.">Joshua 17:15</a>), on the western side of Jerusalem (<a href="/joshua/15-8.htm" title="And the border went up by the valley of the son of Hinnom to the south side of the Jebusite; the same is Jerusalem: and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lies before the valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the end of the valley of the giants northward:">Joshua 15:8</a>; <a href="/joshua/18-16.htm" title="And the border came down to the end of the mountain that lies before the valley of the son of Hinnom, and which is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and descended to Enrogel,">Joshua 18:16</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/5-18.htm" title="The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.">2Samuel 5:18</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/5-22.htm" title="And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim.">2Samuel 5:22</a>), and even among the Philistines (<a href="/2_samuel/21-16.htm" title="And Ishbibenob, which was of the sons of the giant, the weight of whose spear weighed three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a new sword, thought to have slain David.">2Samuel 21:16</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/21-18.htm" title="And it came to pass after this, that there was again a battle with the Philistines at Gob: then Sibbechai the Hushathite slew Saph, which was of the sons of the giant.">2Samuel 21:18</a>). In many of these places the word is wrongly translated giants. From this wide dispersion of them we may safely conclude that they belonged to the earlier settlers in the land and that only their rulers, like Og (<a href="/joshua/9-10.htm" title="And all that he did to the two kings of the Amorites, that were beyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth.">Joshua 9:10</a>), were Amorites. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 5. - And in (or during) the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer, and the kings that were with him, and smote (because of actual or probable rebellion) the Rephaims. Γίγαντας (LXX.), a tribe of gigantic stature (from an Arabic root, to be high), the iron bed of whose last king, Og, measured nine yards in length and four in breadth (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a>); forming a portion of the aboriginal inhabitants of Palestine prior to the invasion of the Canaanites, though existing as a remnant as late as the conquest (<a href="/genesis/2-20.htm">Genesis 2:20</a>; <a href="/genesis/3-11.htm">Genesis 3:11, 13</a>). In Ashteroth Karnaim. Literally, Ashteroth of the Two Horns; so called either from its situation between two horn-shaped hills (Jewish interpreters), or because of the horned cattle with which it abounded (Hillery), or in honor of the goddess Ashtaroth, Astarte, or Venus, whose image was such as to suggest the idea of a horned figure (A Lapide, Gesenius, Kalisch); identified by some with the capital of Og (Keil), but by others distinguished from it (Wetstein); of uncertain site, though claimed to sin-rive in the ruins of Tell Ashtereh, near the ancient Edrei (Ritter); in those of Afineh, eight miles from Buzrah (Porter); in the modern village Mesarib (Burckhardt); or in El Kurnem or Ophein in Ledsha (Robinson). And the Zuzims. Probably the Zamzummims between the Arnon and the Jabbok (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-20.htm">Deuteronomy 2:20</a>). In Ham. "Possibly the ancient name of Rabba of the Ammonites (<a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Deuteronomy 3:11</a>), the remains being still preserved in the ruins of Amman" (Keil). And the Emims. Fearful and terrible men, the primitive inhabitants of Moab (<a href="/deuteronomy/2-10.htm">Deuteronomy 2:10, 11</a>); called also Rephaims, as being of colossal stature. In Shaveh Kiriathaim. Literally, the plain of Kiriatkaim, or the plain of the two cities, situated in the district afterwards assigned to Reuben (<a href="/numbers/32-37.htm">Numbers 32:37</a>); identified with Coraiatha, the modern Koerriath or Kereyat, ten miles west of Medebah (Eusebias, Jerome, Kalisch), which, however, rather corresponds with Kerioth, in <a href="/jeremiah/48-24.htm">Jeremiah 48:24</a> (Keil). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/14-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In the fourteenth וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ (ū·ḇə·’ar·ba‘) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Number - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_702.htm">Strong's 702: </a> Four year, שָׁנָ֜ה (šā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> A year Chedorlaomer כְדָרְלָעֹ֗מֶר (ḵə·ḏā·rə·lā·‘ō·mer) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3540.htm">Strong's 3540: </a> Chedorlaomer -- a king of Elam and the kings וְהַמְּלָכִים֙ (wə·ham·mə·lā·ḵîm) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king who were אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that allied with him אִתּ֔וֹ (’it·tōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among went out בָּ֣א (bā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go and defeated וַיַּכּ֤וּ (way·yak·kū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> To strike the Rephaites רְפָאִים֙ (rə·p̄ā·’îm) Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7497.htm">Strong's 7497: </a> Rephaim -- inhabitants of an area East of the Jordan in Ashteroth-karnaim, קַרְנַ֔יִם (qar·na·yim) Preposition | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6255.htm">Strong's 6255: </a> Ashteroth-karnaim -- 'Ashtaroth of the double horns', a place East of the Jordan the Zuzites הַזּוּזִ֖ים (haz·zū·zîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2104.htm">Strong's 2104: </a> Zuzim -- a people East of the Jordan in Ham, בְּהָ֑ם (bə·hām) Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1990.htm">Strong's 1990: </a> Ham -- a place in Palestine the Emites הָֽאֵימִ֔ים (hā·’ê·mîm) Article | Noun - proper - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_368.htm">Strong's 368: </a> terrors', an inhabitant of Moab in Shaveh-kiriathaim, בְּשָׁוֵ֖ה (bə·šā·wêh) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7740.htm">Strong's 7740: </a> Shaveh -- a valley near Salem <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/14-5.htm">Genesis 14:5 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">OT Law: Genesis 14:5 In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer came (Gen. 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