¹⁷ So they brought their livestock to Joseph in exchange for food. In exchange for their horses, flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, and donkeys, Joseph provided them with food for another year.

²⁴ “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.

The Futility of Relying on Egypt

⁴ Satan replied to the Lord, “Skin for skin! A man will give up everything he has to save his life.

²⁸ Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt^[a] and from Cilicia^[b]; the king’s traders acquired them from Cilicia at the standard price.

³ the hand of the Lord will strike all your livestock—your horses, donkeys, camels, cattle, sheep, and goats—with a deadly plague.