He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.
Parallel translations
- WEB He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.
- KJV For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
- NKJV for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.
- NASB for he had possessions of flocks and herds, and a great household, so that the Philistines envied him.
- NLT He acquired so many flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.
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Quick answer
Isaac's vast flocks, herds, and household provoke the Philistines' envy.
Overview
God's blessing makes Isaac conspicuously rich, and the surrounding Philistines respond with jealousy. The envy foreshadows the conflict over wells that follows. As often in Scripture, the prosperity God grants His people can stir opposition from the world, a pattern seen ultimately in Christ and His followers.
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- Gen 37:11And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.
- Job 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
- Prov 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Ps 112:3Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
- Eccl 4:4I saw that all labor and success spring from a man’s envy of his neighbor. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
- Gen 13:2And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
- Job 1:3and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
- Ps 144:13–14Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.
- 1 Sam 18:9And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
- Job 42:12So the LORD blessed Job’s latter days more than his first. He owned 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
- Prov 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
- Gen 12:16He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.
- Ps 112:10The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
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