King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 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 nations ;

KJVu: 1 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 nations ,

KJV:   2 That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

KJVu: 2 that these kings made war with Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.

KJV:   3 All these were joined together in the vale of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

KJVu: 3 All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim, which is the salt sea.

Notes: "Vale" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H6010 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "dale, vale, valley often used as a part of proper names - From amaq; a vale (i.e. Broad depression) — dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also Beyth ha-'Emeq.

KJV:   4 Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.

KJVu: 4 For 12 years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the 13th year they rebelled.

KJV:   5 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,

KJVu: 5 And in the 14th year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and defeated the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, and the Zuzims in Ham, and the Emims in Shaveh Kiriathaim,

Notes: "Smote" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5221 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "Smite = attack, attack and destroy a company - especially defeat king or army (involving often overthrow, pursuit and slaughter), — approximately 95 t., — Genesis 14:5,15,17.

KJV:   6 And the Horites in their mount Seir, unto Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

KJVu: 6 and the Horites in their mount Seir, to Elparan, which is by the wilderness.

KJV:   7 And they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

KJVu: 7 Then they returned, and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and defeated all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezontamar.

KJV:   8 And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar ;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim ;

KJVu: 8 Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is Zoar) joined the battle with them in the Valley of Siddim

KJV:   9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and with Tidal king of nations, and Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar ; four kings with five.

KJVu: 9 against Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, Tidal king of nations, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar —four kings against five.

KJV:   10 And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there ; and they that remained fled to the mountain.

KJVu: 10 The Valley of Siddim was full of slime pits. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there , and those remaining fled to the mountain.

KJV:   11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.

KJVu: 11 And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.

Notes: "Victuals" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H400 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "food, food-supply, especially cereals of store in Egypt Genesis 41:35 (twice in verse) + 12 t. Genesis 41-44; Genesis 47:24; compare Genesis 14:11.

KJV:   12 And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

KJVu: 12 And they took Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

KJV:   13 And there came one that had escaped , and told Abram the Hebrew ; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.

KJVu: 13 Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew , for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner. They were allies with Abram.

Notes: "Confederate " highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H1285 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "trety, alliance, league: Abraham and Amorites Genesis 14:13; Edom and its allies Obadiah.

KJV:   14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

KJVu: 14 When Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his 318 trained servants, who were born in his own house, and pursued them to Dan.

KJV:   15 And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

KJVu: 15 He divided himself and his servants against them by night, and attacked them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.

Notes: "Smote" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5221 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs' definition of "be defeated, be attacked and captured.

KJV:   16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot , and his goods, and the women also, and the people.

KJVu: 16 He brought back all the goods, his brother Lot with his goods, and the women and the people.

KJV:   17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer , and of the kings that were with him, at the valley of Shaveh, which is the king’s dale.

KJVu: 17 And the king of Sodom went out to meet him , and the kings that were with him, after his return from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer at the Valley of Shaveh, which is the King’s Valley.

KJV:   18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine : and he was the priest of the most high God.

KJVu: 18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine . He was the priest of the most high God.

KJV:   19 And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth :

KJVu: 19 And he blessed him, and said, "Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth .

KJV:   20 And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all.

KJVu: 20 And blessed be the most high God, who has delivered your enemies into your hand." And he gave him tithes of all.

KJV:   21 And the king of Sodom said unto Abram, Give me the persons, and take the goods to thyself.

KJVu: 21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself."

KJV:   22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

KJVu: 22 Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have lifted up my hand to the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth,

KJV:   23 That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich :

KJVu: 23 that I will not take anything from a thread to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take anything that is yours, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich ,'

KJV:   24 Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre ; let them take their portion.

KJVu: 24 except for what the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men who went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre . Let them take their portion. "