Genesis 14:1

“And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;”

KJV

Meaning

Four eastern kings are introduced, establishing the coalition that drives the first half of the chapter.

The setting is ancient and several identifications remain debated; the verse does not authorize modern geopolitical equations.

Genesis 14 places military power under moral scrutiny and later contrasts conquest with rescue, worship, and restraint.