A dispute about wells

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Ge 26:17: And Isaac departed thence, and pitched his tent in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.
Ge 26:18: And Isaac digged again the wells of water, which they had digged in the days of Abraham his father; for the philistines had stopped them after the death of Abraham: and he called their names after the names by which his father had called them.
Ge 26:19: And Isaac's servants digged in the valley, and found there a well of springing water.
Ge 26:20: And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac's herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they strove with him.
Ge 26:21: And they digged another well, and strove for that also: and he called the name of it Sitnah.
Ge 26:22: And he removed from thence, and digged another well; and for that they strove not: and he called the name of it Rehoboth; and he said, For now the LORD hath made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.
Ge 26:23: And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.
Ge 26:24: And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I am the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.
Ge 26:25: And he builded an altar there, and called upon the name of the LORD and pitched his tent there: and there Isaac's servants digged a well.