Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Genesis 14:4
He was their lord, either,
1. By inheritance, as the issue of Elam, Shem's son, Genesis 10:22. Or,
2. By conquest, having subdued those people in a former war, which Josephus speaks of.
He was their lord, either,
1. By inheritance, as the issue of Elam, Shem's son, Genesis 10:22. Or,
2. By conquest, having subdued those people in a former war, which Josephus speaks of.
- Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל _'amrāpel_, Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך _'aryôk_, Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי _'arı̂y_, “a lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel 2:14....
CHAPTER 14 THE FIRST RECORDED WAR AND LOT'S DELIVERANCE _ 1. The battle of the confederacy (Genesis 14:1)_ 2. Sodom and Gomorrah spoiled (Genesis 14:11) 3. Abram's rescue (Genesis 14:14) 4. S
GENESIS 12:1 TO GENESIS 25:18. THE STORY OF ABRAHAM. In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main sources...
THE FOUR KINGS MAKE WAR WITH THE FIVE REBEL KINGS. The four kings of Lower Babylonia, Larsa, Elam, and (?) Guti, made war on the five kings of the cities of the Plain, who had formed a confederacy in...
TWELVE. The No. of Government. See App-10. SERVED. had served, Genesis 14:4 goes back to the events leading up to the present war with Sodom. THIRTEENTH. The first occurance. Hence the number of Reb...
_they served_ The five kings "served," i.e. were vassals, and paid tribute to, the king of Elam who was their over-lord. _rebelled_ Probably by omitting to pay tribute or to send gifts, as they had do...
_4. The Biblical Account (ch. 14)._ And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of Goiim, 2 that they made war with Be...
_TWELVE YEARS THEY SERVED CHEDORLAOMER, AND IN THE THIRTEENTH YEAR THEY REBELLED._ Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer - i:e., were tributary to him (cf. 2 Kings 18:7). AND IN THE THIRTEENTH YEAR...
THE BATTLE OF THE KINGS, AND THE CAPTURE AND RESCUE OF LOT Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, had subdued the Canaanites of the Jordan valley some years before the events narrated in this chapter. The latte...
THEY] i.e. the Canaanite chieftains. They refused to pay tribute. 5F. The Campaign of Chedorlaomer. Passing Hamath in Syria, and Damascus, the invaders first attacked the REPHAIM, a race of great stat...
Chedor-laomer had an agreement with the 3 kings that were with him. Together they forced the 5 kings to pay taxes to them. Perhaps these taxes were money or perhaps they were goods. They did that for...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 14 THE FIGHT BETWEEN 4 KINGS AND 5 KINGS V1 At this time there were 4 kings. One was Amraphel and he was the king of Shinar. Another king was Ari...
THEY SERVED. — That _is, paid a yearly tribute,_ that they might be exempt from Chedorlaomer’s marauding expeditions (see 2 Kings 18:7). There must, therefore, have been envoys going from time to time...
שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה עָבְד֖וּ אֶת ־כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶר...
ABRAM'S RESCUE OF LOT Genesis 14:1 THIS chapter evidently incorporates a contemporary account of the events recorded. So antique a document was it even when it found its place in this book, that the...
ABRAM AT HEBRON; LOT TAKEN CAPTIVE Genesis 13:14; Genesis 14:1 Lot lifted up his eyes for himself, but when the last of Lot's followers had streamed out of the camp, God bade Abram lift up his eyes,...
In this chapter we see Lot and Abram in differing circumstances, resulting in the first case from personal choice, and in the second from the choice of God. Lot was involved in trouble through associa...
The Bible is full of promises so great they stagger the imagination. Anyone would like to receive the blessings they contain, if he could only believe God is able to keep his word. Our purpose in this...
_Served. Thus Noe's prediction began to be fulfilled, as Elam was the eldest son of Sem, to whose posterity Chanaan should be slaves, chap. ix. 26._...
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. The Reader is desired to recollect, that the Sodomites were the descendants of Canaan; on whom that memorable denuncia...
We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14. After this (chap. 13) we have, in the conduct of Abram and Lot, the disinterestedness and self-renunciation of true faith on the one hand, and, on...
TWELVE YEARS THEY SERVED CHEDORLAOMER,.... King of Elam, who was of the race of Shem, and so the prophecy of Noah began to be fulfilled, that Canaan should be servant to Shem, Genesis 9:26; for the ki...
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. Ver. 4. _They rebelled._] Which they ought not to have done, if they had promised fidelity, unless in case of extreme...
Genesis 14:4. _Twelve years they served him_ The Sodomites were the posterity of Canaan, whom Noah had pronounced a servant to Shem, from whom Elam descended. Thus soon did that prophecy begin to be f...
1 The battell of foure Kings against fiue. 11 Lot is taken prisoner. 14 Abram rescueth him. 18 Melchi-zedek blesseth Abram. 20 Abram giueth him tithe. 22 The rest of the spoile, his partners haui...
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled. Chedorlaomer at that time was the head of the northern confederacy, and therefore the rebellion of the southern kings a...
The Rebellion of the Valley Kings...
THIRD SECTION _Abram and his War with the Heathen robber-bands for the rescue of Lot. The victorious Champion of Faith and his greeting to Melchizedec, the prince of peace. His conduct towards the Ki...
THE WORLD'S CONFLICT We read now for the first time in scripture of war among nations of the ungodly world. Abram has no part in this. It is recorded mainly because of Lot. Four kings war against five...
1-12 The wars of nations make great figure in history, but we should not have had the record of this war if Abram and Lot had not been concerned. Out of covetousness, Lot had settled in fruitful, but...
We are, here, presented with an historic record of the revolt of five kings from under the hand of Chederlaomer, and a battle consequent thereon. The Spirit of God can occupy himself with the movement...
Genesis 14:4 Twelve H6240 H8147 years H8141 served H5647 (H8804) H853 Chedorlaomer H3540 thirteenth H7969...
‘And it happened in the days of Amraphel, King of Shinar, Arioch, King of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer, King of Elam and Tidal, King of Goiim, that they made war with Bera, King of Sodom, and with Birsha, Ki...
CONTENTS: Abram delivers Lot. Abram's refusal to compromise with the King of Sodom. CHARACTERS: King of Sodom, Lot, Abram, Melchizedek. CONCLUSION: Genuine faith never wraps itself in fleece while a...
Genesis 14:1. _Amraphel king of Shinar,_ the plain on which Babylon was built. The Hebrew _melech,_ everywhere translated king, is equivalent, according to the Gothic etymon of the same word, to a fig...
_These made war_ THE FIRST WAR ON RECORD I. AS TO ITS MOTIVES. 1. Ambition. 2. Plunder. 3. The desire to recover lost sovereignty. II. AS TO THE CONDITIONS OF ITS SUCCESS. From the failure of hu...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 14:4 After TWELVE YEARS of being ruled by others, the kings of the Jordan Valley gain independence for one year. ⇐...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 14:1 After separating from Abram and settling in Sodom, Lot is taken captive by an alliance of four kings who invade the Jordan Valley. Abram gathers a small army and recovers...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 14:1. Arioch.] Probably signifies _lion-like._ The name re-appears in the time of Daniel, as applied to the captain of the king’s guard (Daniel 2:14).—CHEDORLAOMER.] “Upon the...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 14:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS. After the separation of Abram and Lot, the latter of whom now appears as a citizen of Sodom, and not merely a settler in the Jordan circle; perhaps about...
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar (Genesis 14:1), Now Shinar is Babylon. and Arioch the king of Ellasar [which is Babylonia], and Chedorlaomer the king of Elam [which is...
they served. Genesis 9:25 Genesis 9:26 they rebelled. Ezekiel 17:15...
Twelve years they served him — The Sodomites were the posterity of Canaan, whom Noah had pronounced a servant to Shem, from whom Elam descended. Thus soon did that prophecy begin to be fulfilled. In t...