Besides the gold from the cargo ships, [134] he also got gold from the traders and merchants, [135] and from the kings of Arabia and governors of the land.
Some of the Philistine people brought gifts to Jehoshaphat. They also brought silver to Jehoshaphat because they knew he was a very powerful king. Some Arabian people brought flocks to Jehoshaphat. They brought 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats to him.
The Lord, my Master, told me those things would happen. The Lord said, “In one year, (the way a hired helper counts time) all Kedar’s {\cf2\super [211]} glory will be gone.
Deserts and cities, villages of Kedar, {\cf2\super [382]} \par praise the Lord!\par People living in Sela, sing for joy!\par Sing from the top of your mountain.\par
People will collect all the sheep from Kedar\par and give them to you.\par They will bring you rams from Nebaioth.\par You will offer those animals on my altar.\par And I will accept them.\par I will make my wonderful temple {\cf2\super [452]} \par even more beautiful.\par
Go across the sea to the Islands\par of Kittim. {\cf2\super [7]} \par Send someone to the land of Kedar. {\cf2\super [8]} \par Look very carefully.\par See if any person has ever done\par something like this.\par
Crete and Arabia. Some of us were born Jews. Others are converts. {\cf2\super [22]} We are from these different countries. But we can hear these men in our own languages! We can all understand the great things they are saying about God.”
So Hagar is like Mount Sinai in Arabia. She is a picture of the earthly \{Jewish\} city of Jerusalem. This city is a slave, and all its people (the Jews) are slaves \{to the law\}.