Melchizedek Blesses Abram

¹⁷After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom came out to meet him in the valley of Shaveh, which is the king's dale. ¹⁸Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine. He was the priest of the most high God. ¹⁹He blessed Abram, saying, "May Abram be blessed by the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth." ²⁰And blessed be the most high God, who has delivered your enemies into your hand. Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything. ²¹The king of Sodom told Abram, "Return the people to me, and keep all the possessions for yourself." ²²But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand in an oath to the LORD, the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth, ²³"that I will not accept so much as a single thread or a sandal strap—nothing at all that belongs to you—so that you can never claim, 'I made Abram rich.' ²⁴"I will accept nothing except what my young men have already eaten. But as for the share belonging to the men who accompanied me—Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre—let them receive their portion."