Genesis 14:10
“And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 14Meaning
Bitumen pits and flight mark the collapse of the local coalition in the Valley of Siddim.
Read carefully
Translations differ on some battlefield details, so the secure narrative point is defeat and flight rather than overprecision.
Reflection
Attention to translation uncertainty can preserve confidence in the passage without claiming more than it says.