16 And Abimelech said unto Isaac, Go from us; for thou art much mightier than we.

Other Translations of Genesis 26:16

New International Version

16 Then Abimelek said to Isaac, "Move away from us; you have become too powerful for us."

English Standard Version

16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we."

The Message

16 Finally, Abimelech told Isaac: "Leave. You've become far too big for us."

New King James Version

16 And Abimelech said to Isaac, "Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we."

New Living Translation

16 Finally, Abimelech ordered Isaac to leave the country. "Go somewhere else," he said, "for you have become too powerful for us."

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 26:16

Commentary on Genesis 26:12-17

(Read Genesis 26:12-17)

God blessed Isaac. Be it observed, for the encouragement of poor tenants who occupy other people's lands, and are honest and industrious, that God blessed him with a great increase. The Philistines envied Isaac. It is an instance of the vanity of the world; for the more men have of it, the more they are envied, and exposed to censure and injury. Also of the corruption of nature; for that is an ill principle indeed, which makes men grieve at the good of others. They made Isaac go out of their country. That wisdom which is from above, will teach us to give up our right, and to draw back from contentions. If we are wrongfully driven from one place, the Lord will make room for us in another.