1. At that time Amraphel was the king of Babylonia. Arioch was the king of Ellasar. Kedorlaomer was the king of Elam. And Tidal was the king of Goiim.
2. They went to war against five kings. The kings were Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela. Bela was also called Zoar.
3. Those five kings all gathered their armies together in the Valley of Siddim. It was the valley of the Dead Sea.
4. For 12 years they had been under the rule of Kedorlaomer. But in the 13th year they opposed him.
5. In the 14th year, Kedorlaomer and the kings who helped him went to war. They won the battle against the Rephaites in Ashteroth Karnaim. They also won the battle against the Zuzites in Ham and the Emites in Shaveh Kiriathaim.
6. They did the same thing to the Horites in the hill country of Seir. They marched all the way to El Paran near the desert.