Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their provisions, and went their way.
Parallel translations
- WEB They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way.
- KJV And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
- BSB The four kings seized all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they went on their way.
- NASB Then they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food supply, and departed.
- NLT The victorious invaders then plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and headed for home, taking with them all the spoils of war and the food supplies.
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Quick answer
The victors seized all the goods and food of Sodom and Gomorrah. The cities are stripped by the conquerors.
Overview
The triumphant eastern kings carry off the wealth and provisions of the plundered cities. The spoil includes everything of value in Sodom and Gomorrah. This plunder sets in motion the events that will involve Lot and summon Abram to act.
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Cross-references · 6
- Gen 14:16He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative, Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the other people.
- Gen 14:21The king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the people, and take the goods for yourself.”
- Deut 28:31Your ox will be slain before your eyes, and you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be violently taken away from before your face, and will not be restored to you. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and you will have no one to save you.
- Deut 28:51and they will eat the fruit of your livestock, and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed. They also won’t leave you grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of your livestock, or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish.
- Deut 28:35Yahweh will strike you in the knees and in the legs with a sore boil, of which you can not be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head.
- Gen 12:5Abram took Sarai his wife, Lot his brother’s son, all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people whom they had acquired in Haran, and they went to go into the land of Canaan. They entered into the land of Canaan.
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