1 At that time ⌊four kings⌋—King Amraphel of Shinar, King Arioch of Ellasar, King Chedorlaomer of Elam, and King Tidal of Goiim—
2 went to war against ⌊five kings⌋—King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
3 The five kings joined forces and met in the valley of Siddim (that is, the Dead Sea).
4 For 12 years they had been subject to Chedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.