Because of Jehovah’s blessing and Joseph’s diligence, “the chief officer of the prison house gave over into Joseph’s hand all the prisoners who were in the prison house; and everything that they were doing there he proved to be the one having it done. ” ​ — Genesis 39: 4, 21 - 23.
Kaut arī Dāvids daudzus gadus bija spiests slēpties no saviem vajātājiem, viņš nebūt nesēdēja rokas klēpī salicis. Kad Dāvids ar saviem biedriem bija apmeties Pāranas tuksnesī, viņi sargāja Nābala ganāmpulkus no laupītājiem.