KJV ORIGINAL
And there went out the king of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, and the king of Admah, and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (the same is Zoar;) and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim;
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
So the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela (which is also called Zoar) went out and prepared for battle in the Valley of Siddim.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse describes five local kings gathering their armies together to fight a battle in a specific valley.
📚 Historical Context
This takes place during Abraham's time, when the region around the Dead Sea was ruled by various city-kings who often formed alliances for warfare. The Valley of Siddim was likely located near what is now the southern end of the Dead Sea, an area rich in natural resources that made it worth fighting over.
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