SEV Biblia, Chapter 14:2
hicieron guerra contra Bera, rey de Sodoma, y contra Birsa, rey de Gomorra, y contra Sinab, rey de Adma, y contra Semeber, rey de Zeboim, y contra el rey de Bela, la cual es Zoar.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Genesis 14:2
Verse 2. These made war with Bera, &c.] It appears, from Genesis xiv. 4, that these five Canaanitish kings had been subdued by Chedorlaomer, and were obliged to pay him tribute; and that, having been enslaved by him twelve years, wishing to recover their liberty, they revolted in the thirteenth; in consequence of which Chedorlaomer, the following year, summoned to his assistance three of his vassals, invaded Canaan, fought with and discomfited the kings of the Pentapolis or five cities-Sodom, Gomorrah, Zeboiim, Zoar, and Admab, which were situated in the fruitful plain of Siddim, having previously overrun the whole land.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-12 - The wars of nations make great figure in history, but we should no have had the record of this war if Abram and Lot had not bee concerned. Out of covetousness, Lot had settled in fruitful, but wicke Sodom. Its inhabitants were the most ripe for vengeance of all the descendants of Canaan. The invaders were from Chaldea and Persia, the only small kingdoms. They took Lot among the rest, and his goods Though he was righteous, and Abram's brother's son, yet he was with the rest in this trouble. Neither our own piety, nor our relation to the favourites of Heaven, will be our security when God's judgments ar abroad. Many an honest man fares the worse for his wicked neighbours it is our wisdom to separate, or at least to distinguish ourselves from them, 2Co 6:17. So near a relation of Abram should have been companion and a disciple of Abram. If he chose to dwell in Sodom, he must thank himself if he share in Sodom's losses. When we go out of the way of our duty, we put ourselves from under God's protection, an cannot expect that the choice made by our lusts, should end to ou comfort. They took Lot's goods; it is just with God to deprive us of enjoyments, by which we suffer ourselves to be deprived of the enjoyment of him.
Original Hebrew
עשׂו 6213 מלחמה 4421 את 854 ברע 1298 מלך 4428 סדם 5467 ואת 854 ברשׁע 1306 מלך 4428 עמרה 6017 שׁנאב 8134 מלך 4428 אדמה 126 ושׁמאבר 8038 מלך 4428 צביים 6636 ומלך 4428 בלע 1106 היא 1931 צער׃ 6820
