Genesis 26:14 “He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines en…”

Genesis 26:14

He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He had possessions of flocks, possessions of herds, and a great household. The Philistines envied him.

American Standard Version

and he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great household: and the Philistines envied him.

Geneva Bible 1599

For he had flockes of sheepe, and heards of cattell, and a mightie housholde: therefore the Philistims had enuy at him.

Darby Translation

And he had possessions of flocks, and possessions of herds, and a great number 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,

Bible in Basic English

For he had great wealth of flocks and herds and great numbers of servants; so that the Philistines were full of envy.

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Cross references

“had possession”

Genesis 12:16 Genesis 13:2 Job 1:3 Job 42:12 Psalm 112:3 Proverbs 10:22

Genesis 12:16 · BSB

He treated Abram well on her account, and Abram acquired sheep and cattle, male and female donkeys, menservants and maidservants, and camels.

Genesis 13:2 · BSB

And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

Job 1:3 · BSB

and 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.

Job 42:12 · BSB

So 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.

Psalm 112:3 · BSB

Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.

Proverbs 10:22 · BSB

The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.

“envied”

Genesis 37:11 1 Samuel 18:9 Job 5:2 Proverbs 27:4 Ecclesiastes 4:4 Psalm 112:10

Genesis 37:11 · BSB

And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept in mind what he had said.

1 Samuel 18:9 · BSB

And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

Job 5:2 · BSB

For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

Proverbs 27:4 · BSB

Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Ecclesiastes 4:4 · BSB

I 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.

Psalm 112:10 · BSB

The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

13and he became richer and richer, until he was exceedingly wealthy.

15So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.

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