24 Bible Verses about Those Who Kept Stock

And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,

And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

And he set three days' journey between himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.

And he said unto him, You know how I have served you, and how your cattle were with me.

And these are the children of Zibeon; both Aiah, and Anah: this was that Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the donkeys of Zibeon his father.

That you shall say, Your servants' trade has been about cattle from our youth even until now, both we, and also our fathers: that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your harlotries, until your carcasses are consumed in the wilderness.

Now a certain man of the servants of Saul was there that day, detained before the LORD; and his name was Doeg, an Edomite, the chief of the herdsmen that belonged to Saul.

Thus says the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all its cities, shall be a habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.

And she again bore his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

And Adah bore Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.

And he said unto them, Is he well? And they said, He is well: and, behold, Rachel his daughter comes with the sheep.

And while he yet spoke with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep: for she kept them.

And he said, What shall I give you? And Jacob said, You shall not give me anything: if you will do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep your flock.

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brothers; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

And his brothers went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

And Pharaoh said unto his brothers, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Your servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.

Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the west side of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, even to Horeb.

And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all your children? And he said, There remains yet the youngest, and, behold, he keeps the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and bring him: for we will not sit down till he comes here.

Therefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.

But David went and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.

And David said unto Saul, Your servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock:

The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.

Then answered Amos, and said to Amaziah, I was no prophet, neither was I a prophet's son; but I was a herdsman, and a gatherer of sycamore fruit: