Then afterhis returnfrom the defeatof Chedorlaomerand the kingswhowere with him, the kingof Sodomwentout to meethim at the valleyof Shaveh(that is, the King'sValley).
And it cameabout in the daysof Amraphelkingof Shinar,Ariochkingof Ellasar,Chedorlaomerkingof Elam,and Tidalkingof Goiim,
Now the valleyof Siddimwas full of tarpits;and the kingsof Sodomand Gomorrahfled,and they fellinto them. But those who survivedfledto the hillcountry.
In the fourteenthyearChedorlaomerand the kingsthat were with him, cameand defeatedthe Rephaimin Ashteroth-karnaimand the Zuzimin Hamand the Emimin Shaveh-kiriathaim,
Now Absalomin his lifetimehad takenand setup for himself a pillarwhichis in the King'sValley,for he said,"I havenosonto preservemy name."So he namedthe pillarafterhis own name,and it is calledAbsalom'sMonumentto thisday.
The pooris hatedevenby his neighbor,But those who lovethe richare many.
Wealthaddsmanyfriends,But a poormanis separatedfrom his friend.
For thisMelchizedek,kingof Salem,priestof the Most HighGod,who metAbrahamas he was returningfrom the slaughterof the kingsand blessedhim,
When Jephthahcameto his houseat Mizpah,behold,his daughterwas comingout to meethim with tambourinesand with dancing.Now she was his one[and] onlychild;besidesher he hadnosonordaughter.
It happenedas they were coming,when Davidreturnedfrom killingthe Philistine,that the womencameout of allthe citiesof Israel,singingand dancing,to meetKingSaul,with tambourines,with joyand with musicalinstruments.
