Genesis 14:13-14 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 14:13

And there came one that escaped ,.... Both the sword of the enemy and the slimepits; either one of the inhabitants of Sodom, who had an acquaintance with Lot and a friendship for him, and knew his relation to Abram; or one of Lot's family, that might escape being taken and carried captive: for not Michael the prince, so called, because when the angels fell they would have drawn him with them, but God delivered him, and therefore his name was called פליט , or "one that escaped", as the Jews... read more

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 14:13

Abram the Hebrew - See note on Genesis 10:21 . It is very likely that Abram had this appellation from his coming from beyond the river Euphrates to enter Canaan; for העברי haibri , which we render the Hebrew, comes from עבר abar , to pass over, or come from beyond. It is supposed by many that he got this name from Eber or Heber, son of Salah; see Genesis 11:15 . But why he should get a name from Heber, rather than from his own father, or some other of his progenitors, no person... read more

Adam Clarke

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

He armed his trained servants - These amounted to three hundred and eighteen in number: and how many were in the divisions of Mamre, Eshcol, and Aner, we know not; but they and their men certainly accompanied him in this expedition. See Genesis 14:24 . read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 14:13

Verse 13 13.And there came one that had escaped. This is the second part of the chapter, in which Moses shows, that when God had respect to his servant Lot, he gave him Abram as his deliverer, to rescue him from the hands of the enemy. But here various questions arise; as, whether it was lawful for Abram, a private person, to arm his family against kings, and to undertake a public war. I do not, however, doubt, that as he went to the war endued with the power of the Spirit, so also he was... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 14:14

Verse 14 14.When Abram heard that his brother was taken captive. Moses briefly explains the cause of the war which was undertaken; namely, that Abram might rescue his relation from captivity. Meanwhile, what I have before said is to be remembered, that he did not rashly fly to arms; but took them as from the hand of God, who had constituted him lord of that land. With reference to the words themselves, I know not why the ancient interpreter has rendered them, ‘Abram numbered his trained... 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

And there came one that had escaped . Literally, the fugitive party , the article denoting the genus, as in "the Canaanite,'' Genesis 12:6 . And told Abram the Hebrew. "The immigrant" trans fluvialis , ὁ περάτης, from beyond the Euphrates, if applied to the patriarch by the inhabitants of Palestine ( LXX ; Aquila, Origen, Vulgate, Keil, Lange, Kalisch); but more probably, if simply inserted by the historian to distinguish Abram from Mature the Amorite, "the descendant of... 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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 14:13

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 14:13

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

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 14:13

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 14:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:1-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 14:13-16

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