He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot and his goods, and the women also, and the other people.
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He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot and his goods, and the women also, and the other people.
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And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
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And he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
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Passages linked to Genesis 14:16 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 1 Samuel 30:8 David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “If I pursue after this troop, will I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue; for you will surely overtake them, and will without fail recover all.”
- 1 Samuel 30:18-19 David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives. There was nothing lacking to them, neither small nor great, neither sons nor daughters, neither plunder, nor anything that they had taken to them. David brought back all.
- Genesis 12:2 I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
- Genesis 14:11-12 They took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their food, and went their way. They took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who lived in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
- Isaiah 41:2 Who has raised up one from the east? Who called him to his foot in righteousness? He hands over nations to him and makes him rule over kings. He gives them like the dust to his sword, like the driven stubble to his bow.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Gen 14:16 And he brought back all the goods,…
Gen 14:16 And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
Ver. 16. And he brought back all the goods.] The five kings were deprived of the whole victory, because they sparest not a man whom they should have spared. One act of injustice oft loseth much that was justly gotten. Beware, saith a reverend writer hereupon, {a} of swallowing ill-gotten wealth; it hath a poisonful operation; and, like some evil simple in the stomach, will bring up the good food together with the evil humours.
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And also brought again his brother Lot.] Many a crooked nature would have thought of the old jar, and let Lot taste of the fruits of his departure. In a friend’s distress, let former faults be forgotten, and all possible helps afforded.
And the women also, and the people.] The hope of this might haply move that officious messenger to address himself to the old Hebrew, {Gen 14:13} little set by, till now that they were in distress. General Vere told the King of Denmark that kings cared not for soldiers (no more did the king of Sodom for Abram, and his soldiers) until such time as the crowns hang on the one side of their heads. {b}
{a} Mr Whateley’s Archetypes.
{b} Spec. Belli Sacri, 253.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain He brought back all the goods which the victorious…
He brought back all the goods which the victorious kings had taken from the princes and people mentioned before in this chapter.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And he brought back all the goods,.... Taken from…
And he brought back all the goods,.... Taken from Sodom and Gomorrah, Gen 14:11,
and also brought again his brother Lot; his brother's son, Gen 14:12, for whose sake chiefly he engaged in this enterprise: and his goods; money, cattle, &c.
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and the women also, and the people; not only that belonged to Lot, but to Sodom and Gomorrah, who had been taken and carried captive; these were all rescued and brought back by Abram, see Gen 14:21;
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain His brother Lot - That is, his kinsman.
His brother Lot - That is, his kinsman.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 16. And he brought back - the women…
Verse 16. And he brought back - the women also] This is brought in by the sacred historian with peculiar interest and tenderness. All who read the account must be in pain for the fate of wives and daughters fallen into the hands of a ferocious, licentious, and victorious soldiery. Other spoils the routed confederates might have left behind; and yet on their swift asses, camels, and dromedaries, have carried off the female captives. However, Abram had disposed his attack so judiciously, and so promptly executed his measures, that not only all the baggage, but all the females also, were recovered.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 16. Brought back… Lot,… goods… women… people — The…
16. Brought back… Lot,… goods… women… people — The victory of Abram was complete, and resulted in recovering all that had been taken, both persons and property. So that while the broken remnant of the eastern armies fled homeward, panic stricken and without any spoil, of all their conquests, Abram led back in triumph all that had been taken away.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain And he brought back all the goods. Col-harecush The…
And he brought back all the goods. Col-harecush The LXX. translate thn ippon, as if they read vk,r, for vkur. And also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods. Kainta tarconta aujtou (LXX). And the women also, and the people.
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