"For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. {…" — Genesis 26:14

Genesis 26:14 · KJV

“For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him. {servants: or, husbandry}”

— Genesis 26:14

Verse 13

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: {went...: Heb. went going}

Verse 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.

Genesis 26 — Context

Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him. {received: Heb. found}

And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great: {went...: Heb. went going}

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

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.

And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

Cross References

Genesis 37:11

And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Job 5:2

For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. {envy: or, indignation}

1 Samuel 18:9

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

Psalms 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: {all...: Heb. from kind to kind}

Genesis 13:2

And Abram {was} very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Proverbs 10:22

The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.

Psalms 112:3

Wealth and riches {shall be} in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.

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, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.