^{16 Ref} But while he was waiting, the men took him and his wife and his daughters by the hand, for the Lord had mercy on them, and put them outside the town.

^{17 Ref} And when they had put them out, he said, Go for your life, without looking back or waiting in the lowland; go quickly to the mountain or you will come to destruction.

^{18 Ref} And Lot said to them, Not so, O my Lord;

^{19 Ref} See now, your servant has had grace in your eyes and great is your mercy in keeping my life from destruction, but I am not able to get as far as the mountain before evil overtakes me and death;

^{20 Ref} This town, now, is near, and it is a little one: O, let me go there (is it not a little one?) so that my life may be safe.

^{21 Ref} And he said, See, I have given you your request in this one thing more: I will not send destruction on this town.

^{22 Ref} Go there quickly, for I am not able to do anything till you have come there. For this reason, the town was named Zoar.

²³ The sun was up when Lot came to Zoar.

^{24 Ref} Then the Lord sent fire and flaming smoke raining down from heaven on Sodom and Gomorrah.

^{25 Ref} And he sent destruction on those towns, with all the lowland and all the people of those towns and every green thing in the land.