² And he had seven sons and three daughters.

¹³ And he had seven sons and three daughters.

³ See, sons are a heritage from the Lord; the fruit of the body is his reward.

⁴ Like arrows in the hand of a man of war, are the children of the young.

⁵ Happy is the man who has a good store of them; he will not be put to shame, but his cause will be supported by them against his haters.

¹¹ And he gave them an account of the glories of his wealth, and the number of children he had, and the ways in which he had been honoured by the king, and how he had put him over the captains and servants of the king.

¹³ Keep quiet, and let me say what is in my mind, whatever may come to me.

³⁸ He gives them his blessing so that they are increased greatly, and their cattle do not become less.

³ Your wife will be like a fertile vine in the inmost parts of your house: your children will be like olive plants round your table.