Having refused the king of Sedom's gift, Abraham was not done speaking. One refusal can become self-righteousness if you are not careful. So in the very next breath, according to Targum Pseudo-Jonathan on Genesis 14:24, he draws a fence around what belongs to whom.
Do I not have authority over all this spoil? Yes. But the young men who rode with me have already eaten, and that portion is theirs. And my three Amorite allies — Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre — they came with me into battle. Their share is their share.
The Targum keeps the accounting visible. Abraham will not take from the king of Sedom, but he will not use his own piety to shortchange his partners either. The young men's bread is not a deduction; it is owed. The three Amorite chieftains did not fight for glory, and Abraham will not pocket their cut in the name of his own holiness.
It is a small moment, and it matters. In Jewish ethics, refusing a bribe does not cancel your debts. Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre sheltered Abraham in their oaks (Genesis 13:18) and rode out with him when four kings came down from the east. They get paid. The Maggid's takeaway is practical: do not let your scruples with a wicked king become an excuse to cheat your honest friends. Clean hands count both ways.