Job 42:9

Job’s friends obeyed God. And God forgave them.

Note that God was not angry with Elihu. Elihu said the right things about God.

God makes Job successful again

v10 After Job prayed for his friends, God made Job successful again. God gave Job double what Job had before his troubles.

v11 And many people visited Job. These people included Job’s brothers and sisters. All his former friends came too. They ate with Job, in Job’s house. They sympathised with Job. And they comforted him about his troubles, which God brought about. Each person gave Job some money and a gold ring.

v12 God was kind to Job for the rest of his life. Job was even more successful than before. Job had:

• 14 000 sheep;

• 6000 camels;

• 1000 pairs of oxen (large farm animals);

• 1000 donkeys (small horses).

v13 Job also had 7 sons and 3 daughters. Job named his daughters: v14 Jemimah, Keziah, and Keren-Happuch. v15 Job’s daughters were the most beautiful women in the entire country. And Job ordered that his sons should share the family’s wealth with his daughters.