For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. Treasury of Scripture had possession. Genesis 12:16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he donkeys, and menservants, and maidservants, and she donkeys... Genesis 13:2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. Job 1:3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she donkeys... Job 42:12 So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels... Psalm 112:3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endures for ever. Psalm 144:13,14 That our garners may be full, affording all manner of store: that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our streets... Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD, it makes rich, and he adds no sorrow with it. servants. or, husbandry. envied. Genesis 37:11 And his brothers envied him; but his father observed the saying. 1 Samuel 18:9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. Job 5:2 For wrath kills the foolish man, and envy slays the silly one. Psalm 112:10 The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. Proverbs 27:4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbor...
Context Isaac's Prosperity
12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundred times: and the LORD blessed him. 13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. 15For all the wells which his father's servants had dig in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 16And Abimelech said to Isaac, Go from us; for you are much mightier than we. 17And Isaac departed there, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelled there. 18And Isaac dig again the wells of water, which they had dig in the days of Abraham his father; for the Philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them. 19And Isaac's servants dig in the valley, and found there a well of springing water. 20And the herdsmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him. 21And they dig another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah. 22And he removed from there, and dig another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. 23And he went up from there to Beersheba. 24And the LORD appeared to him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham your father: fear not, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your seed for my servant Abraham's sake. 25And he built an altar there, and called on the name of the LORD, and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants dig a well. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household. And the Philistines envied him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he had possessions of sheep and of herds, and a very great family. Wherefore the Palestines envying him,
Darby Bible Translation
And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number of servants; and the Philistines envied him.
King James Bible
For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
Young's Literal Translation
and he hath possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,
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