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1 Samuel 25:2 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 25 · verse 2
And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.1 Samuel 25:2 · King James Version
1 Samuel 25:2 in context
1And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
2And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
3Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- possessionsmaʻăsehan actionH4639 →
- thousandʼelephhence a thousandH505 →
- shearinggazâzto cut offH1494 →
- CarmelKarmelKarmel, the name of a hill and of a town in PalestineH3760 →
- greatgâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- threeshâlôwshthreeH7969 →
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Here begins the story of Nabal. I. A short account of him, who and what he was (Sa1 25:2, Sa1 25:3), a man wee should never have heard of if there had not happened some communication between him and David. Observe, 1. His name: Nabal - a fool; so it signifies.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 2-11