Job 1:2

Translations

Modern

He had seven sons and three daughters,

Traditional

And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.

Literal

And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

Latin

Natique sunt ei septem filii, et tres filiæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

He had seven sons and three daughters,

Notes

Job 1:2–3

God gave Job prosperity with many sons, daughters, cattle and other domestic animals, and servants (compare Genesis 30:43; Deuteronomy 7:13; Psalm 107:38).
Numbers like seven and three (and 7,000 and 3,000) show the full extent of God's blessings for Job (see Job 42:13; also see Psalms 127:3–5; 128:3).
Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East: The numbers describing Job’s wealth might not be exact, but they are realistic for a wealthy man of that time (compare Nabal’s wealth in 1 Samuel 25:2).

Job 1:1–2:13

God and Satan agree to test Job, which causes his troubles and confirms his integrity (1:20–21; 2:10). None of the book's characters ever learn of this council in heaven.

Theme notes and profiles

Satan Symbolic Numbers

Events

Job's Trialc. 1650 BC

Related verses

Psalm 127:3–5
Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward.
Job 42:13
And he also had seven sons and three daughters.
Esther 5:11
Haman recounted to them his glorious wealth, his many sons, and all the ways the king had honored and promoted him over the other officials and servants.
Psalm 128:3
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine flourishing within your house, your sons like olive shoots sitting around your table.
Psalm 107:38
He blesses them, and they multiply greatly; He does not let their herds diminish.
Job 13:13
Be silent, and I will speak. Then let come to me what may.

Parallels

James 5:7–12

Glossary

Book of Job Wealth

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