There was a man in Maon whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
1 Samuel 25:2 in context
1 Samuel 25:1–5
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Samuel died; and all Israel gathered themselves together and mourned for him, and buried him at his house at Ramah.
Then David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
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There was a man in Maon whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
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Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail. This woman was intelligent and had a beautiful face; but the man was surly and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb.
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David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
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David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name.
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