2 Samuel 12:2
The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.
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- 2 Sam 3:2-5 : 2 Now sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, born to Ahinoam the Jezreelite. 3 His second son was Kileab, born to Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite. His third son was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur. 4 His fourth son was Adonijah, the son of Haggith. His fifth son was Shephatiah, the son of Abital. 5 His sixth son was Ithream, born to David’s wife Eglah. These sons were all born to David in Hebron.
- 2 Sam 5:13-16 : 13 David married more concubines and wives from Jerusalem after he arrived from Hebron. Even more sons and daughters were born to David. 14 These are the names of children born to him in Jerusalem: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, 15 Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, Japhia, 16 Elishama, Eliada, and Eliphelet.
- 2 Sam 12:8 : 8 I gave you your master’s house, and put your master’s wives into your arms. I also gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all that somehow seems insignificant, I would have given you so much more as well!
- 2 Sam 15:16 : 16 So the king and all the members of his royal court set out on foot, though the king left behind ten concubines to attend to the palace.
- Job 1:3 : 3 His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.
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1Nathan the Prophet Confronts David So the LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to David, Nathan said,“There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.
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3But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat his food, drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.
4“When a traveler arrived at the rich man’s home, he did not want to use one of his own sheep or cattle to feed the traveler who had come to visit him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and cooked it for the man who had come to visit him.”
5Then David became very angry at this man. He said to Nathan,“As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die!
6Because he committed this cold-hearted crime, he must pay for the lamb four times over!”
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15Then he said to them,“Watch out and guard yourself from all types of greed, because one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
16He then told them a parable:“The land of a certain rich man produced an abundant crop,
17so he thought to himself,‘What should I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’
18Then he said,‘I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.
19And I will say to myself,“You have plenty of goods stored up for many years; relax, eat, drink, celebrate!”’
20But God said to him,‘You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you, but who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’
21So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”
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2David Marries Abigail the Widow of Nabal There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
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13The man became wealthy. His influence continued to grow until he became very prominent.
14He had so many sheep and cattle and such a great household of servants that the Philistines became jealous of him.
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19The Rich Man and Lazarus“There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
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2(Now Abram was very wealthy in livestock, silver, and gold.)
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3His possessions included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys; in addition he had a very great household. Thus he was the greatest of all the people in the east.
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1The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
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43In this way Jacob became extremely prosperous. He owned large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.
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7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.
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7I purchased male and female slaves, and I owned slaves who were born in my house; I also possessed more livestock– both herds and flocks– than any of my predecessors in Jerusalem.
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12When you eat your fill, when you build and occupy good houses,
13when your cattle and flocks increase, when you have plenty of silver and gold, and when you have abundance of everything,
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28He made storerooms for the harvest of grain, wine, and olive oil, and stalls for all his various kinds of livestock and his flocks.
29He built royal cities and owned a large number of sheep and cattle, for God gave him a huge amount of possessions.
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23ten calves fattened in the stall, twenty calves from the pasture, and a hundred sheep, not to mention rams, gazelles, deer, and well-fed birds.
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23Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, set your mind on your herds,
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11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.
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12How much more valuable is a person than a sheep! So it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
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22“Now the poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.
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41The Widow’s Offering Then he sat down opposite the offering box, and watched the crowd putting coins into it. Many rich people were throwing in large amounts.
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35“The LORD has richly blessed my master and he has become very wealthy. The Lord has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
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16and he did treat Abram well on account of her. Abram received sheep and cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
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3372,000 cattle,
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23But when the man heard this he became very sad, for he was extremely wealthy.
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20David took all the flocks and herds and drove them in front of the rest of the animals. People were saying,“This is David’s plunder!”
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26Elisha replied,“I was there in spirit when a man turned and got down from his chariot to meet you. This is not the proper time to accept silver or to accept clothes, olive groves, vineyards, sheep, cattle, and male and female servants.
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12So the LORD blessed the second part of Job’s life more than the first. He had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.
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11The Parable of the Compassionate Father Then Jesus said,“A man had two sons.
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5Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.
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7because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together and the land where they had settled was not able to support them because of their livestock.
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2God gives a man riches, property, and wealth so that he lacks nothing that his heart desires, yet God does not enable him to enjoy the fruit of his labor– instead, someone else enjoys it! This is fruitless and a grave misfortune.
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2At harvest time he sent a slave to the tenants to collect from them his portion of the crop.
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20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.