18 And Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God.

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There he broke the flashing arrows,(A)
    the shields and the swords, the weapons of war.[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 76:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verse 9.

There brake he the arrows of the bow, the shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah.

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and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

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To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;

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