2 Chronicles 26:10
English Standard Version
10 And he built towers in the wilderness and (A)cut out many cisterns, for he had large herds, both in the Shephelah and in the plain, and he had farmers and vinedressers in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
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2 Chronicles 26:10
New International Version
10 He also built towers in the wilderness and dug many cisterns, because he had much livestock in the foothills and in the plain. He had people working his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile lands, for he loved the soil.
Isaiah 29:17
English Standard Version
17 Is it not yet a very little while
(A)until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,
and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest?
Isaiah 29:17
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Genesis 26:18-21
English Standard Version
18 And Isaac dug again the wells of water that had been dug in the days of Abraham his father, which the Philistines had stopped after the death of Abraham. And (A)he gave them the names that his father had given them. 19 But when Isaac's servants dug in the valley and found there a well of spring water, 20 the herdsmen of Gerar (B)quarreled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek,[a] because they contended with him. 21 Then they dug another well, and they quarreled over that also, so he called its name Sitnah.[b]
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- Genesis 26:20 Esek means contention
- Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means enmity
Genesis 26:18-21
New International Version
18 Isaac reopened the wells(A) that had been dug in the time of his father Abraham, which the Philistines had stopped up after Abraham died, and he gave them the same names his father had given them.
19 Isaac’s servants dug in the valley and discovered a well of fresh water there. 20 But the herders of Gerar quarreled(B) with those of Isaac and said, “The water is ours!”(C) So he named the well Esek,[a] because they disputed with him. 21 Then they dug another well, but they quarreled(D) over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.[b]
Footnotes
- Genesis 26:20 Esek means dispute.
- Genesis 26:21 Sitnah means opposition.
1 Chronicles 27:26-31
English Standard Version
26 and over those who did the work of the field for tilling the soil was Ezri the son of Chelub; 27 and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite; and over the produce of the vineyards for the wine cellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite. 28 Over the olive and (A)sycamore trees in the Shephelah was Baal-hanan the Gederite; and over the stores of oil was Joash. 29 Over the herds that pastured in (B)Sharon was Shitrai the Sharonite; over the herds in the valleys was Shaphat the son of Adlai. 30 Over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the donkeys was Jehdeiah the Meronothite. Over the flocks was Jaziz the (C)Hagrite. 31 All these were stewards of King David's property.
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1 Chronicles 27:26-31
New International Version
26 Ezri son of Kelub was in charge of the workers who farmed the land.
27 Shimei the Ramathite was in charge of the vineyards.
Zabdi the Shiphmite was in charge of the produce of the vineyards for the wine vats.
28 Baal-Hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore-fig(A) trees in the western foothills.
Joash was in charge of the supplies of olive oil.
29 Shitrai the Sharonite was in charge of the herds grazing in Sharon.(B)
Shaphat son of Adlai was in charge of the herds in the valleys.
30 Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels.
Jehdeiah the Meronothite was in charge of the donkeys.
31 Jaziz the Hagrite(C) was in charge of the flocks.
All these were the officials in charge of King David’s property.
2 Kings 19:23
English Standard Version
23 (A)By your messengers you have mocked the Lord,
and you have said, (B)‘With my many chariots
I have gone up the heights of the mountains,
to the far recesses of (C)Lebanon;
I felled its tallest cedars,
its choicest cypresses;
I entered its farthest lodging place,
its most (D)fruitful forest.
2 Kings 19:23
New International Version
23 By your messengers
you have ridiculed the Lord.
And you have said,(A)
“With my many chariots(B)
I have ascended the heights of the mountains,
the utmost heights of Lebanon.
I have cut down(C) its tallest cedars,
the choicest of its junipers.
I have reached its remotest parts,
the finest of its forests.
2 Kings 3:4
English Standard Version
4 Now Mesha king of Moab was a sheep breeder, (A)and he had to deliver to the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams.
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2 Kings 3:4
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4 Now Mesha king of Moab(A) raised sheep, and he had to pay the king of Israel a tribute of a hundred thousand lambs(B) and the wool of a hundred thousand rams.
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