17 And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
17 So Isaac moved away from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar, where he settled.
17 So Isaac departed from there and encamped in the Valley of Gerar and settled there.
17 So Isaac left. He camped in the valley of Gerar and settled down there.
17 Then Isaac departed from there and pitched his tent in the Valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
17 So Isaac moved away to the Gerar Valley, where he set up their tents and settled down.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 26:17
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.