His possessionsalso were 7,000sheep,3000camels,500yokeof oxen,500femaledonkeys,and verymanyservants;and that manwas the greatestof allthe menof the east.
Therefore he treatedAbramwellfor her sake;and gavehim sheepand oxenand donkeysand maleand femaleservantsand femaledonkeysand camels.
AbramtookSaraihis wifeand Lothis nephew,and alltheir possessionswhichthey had accumulated,and the personswhichthey had acquiredin Haran,and they setout for the landof Canaan;thus they cameto the landof Canaan.
And the landcould not sustainthem while dwellingtogether,for their possessionswere so greatthat they were not ableto remaintogether.
"The LORDhas greatlyblessedmy master,so that he has becomerich;and He has givenhim flocksand herds,and silverand gold,and servantsand maids,and camelsand donkeys.
but to the sonsof his concubines,Abrahamgavegiftswhile he was stillliving,and sentthem awayfrom his sonIsaaceastward,to the landof the east.
Then Jacobwenton his journey,and cameto the landof the sonsof the east.
two hundredfemalegoatsand twentymalegoats,two hundredewesand twentyrams,
"Will not their livestockand their propertyand alltheir animalsbe ours? Onlylet us consentto them, and they will livewith us."
"The richmanhada greatmanyflocksand herds.
Solomon'swisdomsurpassedthe wisdomof allthe sonsof the eastand allthe wisdomof Egypt.
Then Menahemexactedthe moneyfrom Israel,even from allthe mightymenof wealth,from eachmanfiftyshekelsof silverto paythe kingof Assyria.So the kingof Assyriareturnedand did not remaintherein the land.
Now Meshakingof Moabwas a sheepbreeder,and used to paythe kingof Israel100000lambsand the woolof 100,000rams.
Obilthe Ishmaelitehad chargeof the camels;and Jehdeiahthe Meronothitehad chargeof the donkeys.
He builttowersin the wildernessand hewedmanycisterns,for he hadmuchlivestock,both in the lowlandand in the plain.[He also had] plowmenand vinedressersin the hillcountryand the fertilefields,for he lovedthe soil.
He madecitiesfor himself and acquiredflocksand herdsin abundance,for Godhad givenhim verygreatwealth.
"Have You not madea hedgeabouthim and his houseand allthat he has, on everyside?You have blessedthe workof his hands,and his possessionshave increasedin the land.
His sonsused to goand holda feastin the houseof eachoneon his day,and they would sendand invitetheir threesistersto eatand drinkwith them.
"For you say,'Whereis the houseof the nobleman,And whereis the tent,the dwellingplacesof the wicked?'
"I chosea wayfor them and satas chief,And dweltas a kingamong the troops,As one whocomfortedthe mourners.
IfI have gloatedbecausemy wealthwas great,And becausemy handhad secured[so] much;
"I would declareto Him the numberof my steps;Likea princeI would approachHim.
The LORDrestoredthe fortunesof Jobwhen he prayedfor his friends,and the LORDincreasedallthat Jobhad twofold.
The LORDblessedthe latter[days] of Jobmorethanhis beginning;and he had14000sheepand 6,000camelsand 1,000yokeof oxenand 1,000femaledonkeys.
It is the blessingof the LORDthat makesrich,And He addsnosorrowto it.
Concerning Kedarand the kingdomsof Hazor,whichNebuchadnezzarkingof Babylondefeated.Thussaysthe LORD,"Arise,goup to KedarAnd devastatethe menof the east.
He tookup his discourseand said,"From AramBalakhas broughtme, Moab'skingfrom the mountainsof the East,ComecurseJacobfor me, And come,denounceIsrael!'
For it was whenIsraelhad sown,that the Midianiteswould comeup with the Amalekitesand the sonsof the eastand goagainstthem.
For they would comeup with their livestockand their tents,they would comein like locustsfor number,both they and their camelswere innumerable;and they cameinto the landto devastateit.
Now the Midianitesand the Amalekitesand allthe sonsof the eastwere lyingin the valleyas numerousas locusts;and their camelswere withoutnumber,as numerousas the sandon the seashore.
Now Zebahand Zalmunnawere in Karkor,and their armieswith them, about 15,000men, allwho were leftof the entirearmyof the sonsof the east;for the fallenwere 120,000swordsmen.
Now [there was] a manin Maonwhose businesswas in Carmel;and the manwas veryrich,and he had threethousandsheepand a thousandgoats.And it cameabout while he was shearinghis sheepin Carmel
Davidattackedthe landand did not leavea manor a womanalive,and he tookaway the sheep,the cattle,the donkeys,the camels,and the clothing.Then he returnedand cameto Achish.
