Commentary for Genesis 14:4
שְׁתֵּ֤ים עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה עָבְד֖וּ אֶת־כְּדָרְלָעֹ֑מֶר וּשְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה מָרָֽדוּ׃
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
Rashi on Genesis
שתים עשרה שנה עבדו TWELVE YEARS DID THEY i. e. these five kings SERVE Chedorlaomer.
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Radak on Genesis
שתים עשרה שנה עבדו, they were enslaved to Amrafel, paying annual taxes to him.
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Sforno on Genesis
עבדו את כדרלעמר, after the compromise they had reached 12 years ago. Afterwards, they rebelled.
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