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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Genesis 14:5

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,

Ver. 5. Chedorlaomer.] King of Persia; he was commander in chief; and upon his sword might have been written, as was upon Agamemnon's, ουτος μεν φοβος εστιν ανθρωπων, this is the common terror. a

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Genesis 14:5. _REPHAIMS_] A people of Canaan: Genesis 15:20. _ASHTEROTH_] A city of Basan, where _Og_ afterwards reigned; Joshua 13:31. _ZUZIMS_] Nowhere els

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    - 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....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    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

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    The punitive expedition, instead of going straight for the rebel cities, makes a tour of conquest. It moves down the E. side of Jordan through Bashan and Moab to Edom and the Gulf of Akabah, then turn...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    REPHAIM. a branch of the _Nephilim._ See App-25. Superhuman beings, so called after one Rapha: as the _Anakim_ after Anak. See Genesis 15:20; Deuteronomy 2:11; Deuteronomy 2:20;...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _came Chedorlaomer_ The king of Elam was strong enough to deal vigorously with the rebellion in his western dependencies. This and the two following verses describe the punitive expedition, with which...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THE REPHAIMS— The LXX and some others render this, _the giants:_ they dwelt in Ashteroth-Karnaim, which was in Bashan, Deuteronomy 1:4.Joshua 9:10. The word Karnaim signifying _horned,_ some have supp...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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,_ Smote the Rep...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    14:5 Shaveh-Kirjathaim, (f-30) Or 'in the plain of Kirjathaim.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    The 4 kings came for two reasons. They came in order to overcome several more nations. So they would rule over a larger area. And they came in order to seize money and goods from the 5 kings. The Hori...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    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...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    THE REPHAIMS. — Described as an Amorite tribe (Amos 2:9) of great stature, settled in Bashan, where Moses conquered them (Joshua 13:12). We find them also on the other side of Jordan, in Mount Ephraim...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וּ בְ אַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה בָּ֣א כְדָר

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    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...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    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,...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Gary Hampton Commentaries

    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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Raphaim, Zuzim, and Emim, were all of the gigantic race, robbers, like the Arabs. (Du Hamel) --- These dwelt in the land of Basan, or of giants, Deuteronomy iii. 13._...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    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. Abram mi...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    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...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    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...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IN THE FOURTEENTH YEAR CAME CHEDORLAOMER,.... Not in the fourteenth year of their rebellion against him, as Jarchi, but from their becoming vassals to him: AND THE KINGS THAT [WERE] WITH HIM; tho...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Gen. 14:5, 6. Thus God is pleased to honor His servant Abraham. First, He orders that in Providence, that shows the great strength of the enemy, by giving the victory over so many people and those tha...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _In the fourteenth year_ After some pause and preparation, Chedorlaomer, in conjunction with his allies, set himself to reduce the revolters. The four kings laid the neighbouring countries waste, and...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    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...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    The Rebellion of the Valley Kings...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    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,...

  • Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures

    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...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    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...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SHAVEH KIRIATHAIM: Or, the plain of Kiriathaim...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THE KINGS THAT WERE WITH HIM, i.e. confederate with him for the recovery of his right, expecting the same assistance from him upon the like occasion. _1913_ THE REPHAIMS, a fierce and warlike people o...

  • Notes on the Pentateuch by Charles Henry Mackintosh

    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...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Genesis 14:5 fourteenth H6240 H702 year H8141 Chedorlaomer H3540 kings H4428 came H935 (H8804) attacked H5221 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him and smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth-karnaim, and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh-kiriathaim, and the Horites in th...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    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...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    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...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _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...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 14:5 Under the leadership of CHEDORLAOMER, the invading kings defeat several tribal groups. The six locations reveal that the invaders moved southward along the King’s Highway...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    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...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    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...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    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...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    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...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Rephaims. Genesis 15:20 Deuteronomy 3:11 Deuteronomy 3:20 Deuteronomy 3:22...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    In the fourteenth year — After some pause and preparation, Chedorlaomer, in conjunction with his allies, set himself to reduce the revolters. [3.] The progress of the war. The four kings laid the nei...

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