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Genesis 14:11

What does Genesis 14:11 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 14:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 14:11 means

Following their victory, the eastern kings plundered Sodom and Gomorrah, taking all their goods and provisions. This act of spoil was a customary consequence of ancient warfare, indicating the complete subjugation of the defeated cities. The victors then departed, laden with the spoils of war, leaving the conquered cities despoiled. This detail underscores the comprehensive nature of their conquest and the desolation left in their wake.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And the four kings took all the goods and food from Sodom and Gomorrah and went on their way.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And they take the whole substance of Sodom and Gomorrah, and the whole of their food, and go away;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they took all the substance of the Sodomites, and Gomorrhites, and all their victuals, and went their way:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And they took all the property of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and departed.

Context

This verse details the immediate consequence of the victorious eastern kings, as they seize all the goods and food from the defeated cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. This act of plundering naturally follows the rout of the kings in verse 10 and directly precedes the capture of Lot, which becomes the catalyst for Abram's intervention.

v.10Now the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and they fell there, and they that remained fled to the mountain.

v.11This passage

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

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Deuteronomy 28:31

    Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to save thee.

  • Genesis 14:16

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

  • Genesis 12:5

    And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

  • Deuteronomy 28:35

    Jehovah will smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the crown of thy head.

  • Deuteronomy 28:51

    and shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed; that also shall not leave thee grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of thy cattle, or the young of thy flock, until they have caused thee to perish.

  • Genesis 14:21

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

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