Genesis 14:8

8 There went out the king of Sedom, and the king of `Amorah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Tzevoyim, and the king of Bela (the same is Tzo`ar); and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;

Genesis 14:8 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 14:8

And there went out the king of Sodom
With his armed men to meet the four kings, and give them battle, being so near him, and in so much danger from them, that if they could not stand their ground, they might flee to the mountains, and not perish in the city: and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the King of
Zeboiim;
whose names are before given, ( Genesis 14:2 ) : and the king of Bela, the same [is] Zoar:
as in ( Genesis 14:2 ) : and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
where the five Canaanitish kings met, of which see ( Genesis 14:3 ) ; and fought the four kings that were come forth against them, and whose names are repeated, and are as follow:

Genesis 14:8 In-Context

6 and the Hori in their Mount Se`ir, to El-Paran, which is by the wilderness.

7 They returned, and came to En-mishpat (the same is Kadesh), and struck all the country of the `Amaleki, and also the Amori, that lived in Hatzatzon-Tamar.

8 There went out the king of Sedom, and the king of `Amorah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Tzevoyim, and the king of Bela (the same is Tzo`ar); and they set the battle in array against them in the valley of Siddim;

9 against Kedorla`omer king of `Elam, and Tid`al king of Goyim, and Amrafel king of Shin`ar, and Aryokh king of Ellasar; four kings against the five.

10 Now the valley of Siddim was full of tar pits; and the kings of Sedom and `Amorah fled, and they fell there, and those who remained fled to the mountain.