Genesis 14:16 NIV

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 14:16

And he brought back all the goods ,.... Taken from Sodom and Gomorrah, Genesis 14:11 , and also brought again his brother Lot ; his brother's son, Genesis 14:12 , for whose sake chiefly he engaged in this enterprise: and his goods; money, cattle, &c.; 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 Genesis 14:21 ; read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 14:16

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... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:1-24

The kingdom of God in its relation to the contending powers of this world. I. GOD 'S JUDGMENTS ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO FALL . War is made by confederate kings or princes against the people of the wicked cities of the plain, who by their propinquity would naturally be leagued together, but by their common rebellion against Chedorlaomer were involved in a common danger. Notice the indication of the future judgment given in the course of the narrative—"the vale of Siddim was full... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:13-16

The kinsman deliverer, or Abram's military expedition. I. ABRAM 'S ELEVATED PIETY . 1. Self-forgetful magnanimity . Had the patriarch possessed a less noble soul, the tidings of his nephew's capture would almost certainly have kindled in his breast a secret feeling of complacency. But not only in his behavior on the occasion was there the complete absence of any such revengeful disposition as gloats with satisfaction over the punishment of a wrong-doer, there was something... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:13-16

Abram's expedition a sermon for the New Testament Church. I. THE LITTLE ARMY ; emblematic of the handful of Christ's disciples at the first, and of the comparative feebleness of the Church still; yet "God's strength is ever made perfect in weakness," and so "the weakness of God becomes stronger than men." II. THE TRUSTY CONFEDERATES ; regarding the Amorite chieftains as possessors of the true faith, suggestive of the united purpose and action by which the Church of Christ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:16

And he brought back all the goods . Col-harecush. The LXX . translate τὴν ἵππον , as if they read רֶכֶשׁ for רְכֻשׁ . And also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods. Καὶ πάντα τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ ( LXX .). And the women also, and the people. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 14:1-24

- Abram Rescues Lot1. אמרפל 'amrāpel, Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk, Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי 'arı̂y, “a lion:” a name re-appearing in the time of Daniel Daniel 2:14. אלסר 'elāsār Ellasar (related: unknown) is identified with Larsa or Larancha, the Λάρισσα Larissa or Λαράχων Larachōn of the Greeks, now Senkereh, a town of lower Babylonia, between Mugheir (Ur) and Warka (Erek) on the left bank of the Frat. כדרלעמר kedārlā‛omer, Kedorla’omer, was compared by Col.... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 14:1-24

Click image for full-size versionAbram meets Melchizedek (14:1-24)Lot’s selfish choice brought him unexpected trouble. In the Dead Sea region where Lot lived, a group of city-states rebelled against their Mesopotamian overlords and brought war upon themselves. Lot was captured and his possessions plundered (14:1-12). Abram was in no danger but he was concerned for Lot. With a fighting force of over three hundred from his large household, along with others from neighbouring households, he... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 14:16

and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton. See App-6 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 14:13-16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 14:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 14:16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:13-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:13-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 14:1-24

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 14:1-24

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 14:16

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