and the man became rich, and continued to grow richer until he became very wealthy;

Jacob Leaves Secretly for Canaan

Now Jacob heard the words of Laban’s sons, saying, “Jacob has taken away all that was our father’s, and from what belonged to our father he has made all this wealth.”

Surely all the wealth which God has taken away from our father belongs to us and our children; now then, do whatever God has told you.”

and they captured and looted all their wealth and all their little ones and their wives, even everything that was in the houses.

Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’

But you are to remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth, in order to confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is this day.

Ruth Gleans in Boaz’s Field

Now Naomi had a relative of her husband, a man of great wealth, of the family of Elimelech, whose name was Boaz.

And all the people who were in the court, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. May the Lord make the woman who is coming into your home like Rachel and Leah, both of whom built the house of Israel; and may you achieve wealth in Ephrathah and become famous in Bethlehem.

And the men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? Surely he is coming up to defy Israel. And it will be that the king will make the man who kills him wealthy with great riches, and will give him his daughter and make his father’s house free in Israel.”

Nathan Rebukes David

Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said, “There were two men in a city, the one wealthy and the other poor.

The wealthy man had a great many flocks and herds.

Now a visitor came to the wealthy man, And he could not bring himself to take any animal from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the traveler who had come to him; So he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”

Solomon’s Power, Wealth, and Wisdom

Judah and Israel were as numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in abundance; they were eating, drinking, and rejoicing.

Wealth, Splendor, and Wisdom

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

Then Menahem collected the money from Israel, from all the mighty men of wealth, from each man fifty shekels of silver to pay the king of Assyria. So the king of Assyria returned and did not stay there in the land.

Then God said to Solomon, “Because this was in your heart, and you did not ask for riches, wealth, or honor, or the life of those who hate you, nor did you even ask for long life, but you asked for yourself wisdom and knowledge so that you may rule My people over whom I have made you king,

wisdom and knowledge have been granted to you. I will also give you riches, wealth, and honor, such as none of the kings who were before you has possessed, nor will those who will come after you.”

Solomon’s Wealth

Solomon amassed chariots and horsemen. He had 1,400 chariots and twelve thousand horsemen, and he stationed them in the chariot cities and with the king in Jerusalem.

Solomon’s Wealth and Power

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in one year was 666 talents of gold,

So King Solomon became greater than all the kings of the earth in wealth and wisdom.

He made cities for himself and acquired flocks and herds in abundance, because God had given him very great wealth.

And he spoke in the presence of his brothers and the wealthy people of Samaria and said, “What are these feeble Jews doing? Are they going to restore the temple for themselves? Can they offer sacrifices? Can they finish it in a day? Can they revive the stones from the heaps of rubble, even the burned ones?”

Job’s Character and Wealth

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and that man was blameless, upright, fearing God and turning away from evil.

The hungry devour his harvest And take it to a place of thorns, And the schemer is eager for their wealth.