“And they returned, and came to En–mishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites, that dwelt in Hazezon–tamar.”
Chedorlaomer and his allies defeat the Amalekites in the whole territory of the Amalekites and also the Amorites who were living in Hazezon Tamar. The Amalekites — descendants of Esau who will become persistent enemies of Israel — and the Amorites at Hazezon Tamar (En Gedi, near the Dead Sea) are the final entries in the sweeping list of defeated peoples. The campaign has now closed the loop around the cities of the plain, defeating everyone in the surrounding region before turning to the five kings who rebelled. The setting for the confrontation of verse 8 has been fully prepared. Psalm 46:1 declares that God is an ever-present help in trouble — and the trouble about to befall the cities of the plain and Lot within them is the occasion for God's help to work through the most unlikely instrument: a covenant nomad with a trained household force.
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