Genesis 26:14
So he came to have possessions of flocks and possessions of herds, and a large body of servants,—and the Philistines envied him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
13So the man waxed great,—and went on and on waxing great until that he had waxed exceeding great.
Cross References
Genesis 13:2Now, Abram, was very rich,—in cattle, in silver and in gold.
1 Samuel 18:9And Saul was eyeing David from that day forward.
Job 5:2For, to the foolish man, death is caused by vexation, and, the simple one, is slain by jealousy.
Psalms 112:3Wealth and riches, shall be in his house, and, his righteousness, standeth for aye.
Psalms 144:13Our garners, full, pouring out from one kind to another; Our flocks, multiplying by thousands—by myriads, in our open fields:
Proverbs 27:4The cruelty of rage, and the overflow of anger! But who can stand 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 →