Genesis 26:14

and he has possession of a flock, and possession of a herd, and an abundant service; and the Philistines envy him,

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In The King James Version

For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.

In Context

13and the man is great, and goes on, going on and becoming great, until he has been very great,

15and all the wells which his father’s servants dug in the days of his father Abraham, the Philistines have stopped them, and fill them with dust.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:2and Abram [is] exceedingly wealthy in livestock, in silver, and in gold.

1 Samuel 18:9And Saul is eyeing David from that day and from then on.

Job 5:2For provocation slays the perverse, || And envy puts to death the simple,

Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches [are] in his house, || And his righteousness is standing forever.

Psalms 144:13Our granaries [are] full, bringing out from kind to kind, || Our flocks are bringing forth thousands, || Ten thousands in our out-places,

Proverbs 27:4Fury [is] fierce, and anger [is] overflowing, || And who stands before jealousy?

Matthew Henry on Genesis 26:13-26

Isaac's Removal to Beersheba. ( b. c. 1804.) 12 Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him: 13 And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: 14 For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. 15 For all the wells which his father's servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth. 16 And… Read the whole commentary →

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