John Calvin Commentary Genesis 14:12

"And they took Lot, Abram`s brother`s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed." — Genesis 14:12 (ASV)

And they took Lot. It is doubtful whether Lot remained at home while others went to the battle, and was captured there by the enemy, or whether he had been compelled to take up arms with the rest of the people. However, since Moses does not mention him until he speaks of the plundering of the city, the conjecture is probable: that at the end of the battle, he was taken at home, unarmed. Here we see, first, that sufferings are common to the good and the evil; then, that the more closely we are connected with the wicked and the ungodly, when God pours down his vengeance on them, the more quickly does the scourge come upon us.