2Chr 32:29 Cross References

2 Chronicles 32:29

29: He built many towns and acquired vast flocks and herds, for God had given him great wealth.

Riches and honor come from you alone, for you rule over everything. Power and might are in your hand, and it is at your discretion that people are made great and given strength.

The LORD makes one poor and another rich; he brings one down and lifts another up.

Always remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you power to become rich, and he does it to fulfill the covenant he made with your ancestors.

Shitrai from Sharon was in charge of the cattle on the Sharon Plain. Shaphat son of Adlai was responsible for the cattle in the valleys.
Obil the Ishmaelite was in charge of the camels. Jehdeiah from Meronoth was in charge of the donkeys.
Jaziz the Hagrite was in charge of the king's sheep. All these officials were overseers of King David's property.

Tell those who are rich in this world not to be proud and not to trust in their money, which will soon be gone. But their trust should be in the living God, who richly gives us all we need for our enjoyment.
Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and should give generously to those in need, always being ready to share with others whatever God has given them.

for Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.
Then they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where they had camped before.
This was the place where Abram had built the altar, and there he again worshiped the LORD.
Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, was also very wealthy with sheep, cattle, and many tents.
But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. There were too many animals for the available pastureland.

He also constructed forts in the wilderness and dug many water cisterns, because he kept great herds of livestock in the foothills of Judah and on the plains. He was also a man who loved the soil. He had many workers who cared for his farms and vineyards, both on the hillsides and in the fertile valleys.

He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, and he employed many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

So the LORD blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand teams of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.

Amaziah asked the man of God, "But what should I do about the silver I paid to hire the army of Israel?" The man of God replied, "The LORD is able to give you much more than this!"

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