John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 14:14
And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive ,.... That is, his brother's son Lot, as in Genesis 14:12 ; which was contrary to the law of nations; since Lot was only a sojourner, and not an inhabitant n Sodom, and therefore had no concern in the quarrel between the kings, and this justified Abram's taking up arms on his behalf: he armed his trained servants ; such as were trained up by him in religious exercises, see Genesis 18:19 ; in the affairs and business of civil... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 14:13-16
We have here an account of the only military action we ever find Abram engaged in, and this he was prompted to, not by his avarice or ambition, but purely by a principle of charity; it was not to enrich himself, but to help his friend. Never was any military expedition undertaken, prosecuted, and finished, more honourably than this of Abram?s. Here we have, I. The tidings brought him of his kinsman's distress. Providence so ordered it that he now sojourned not far off, that he might be a very... read more