1 Samuel 25:2

1 Samuel 25:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)A certain man in Maon, who had property there at Carmel, was very wealthy. He had a thousand goats and three thousand sheep, which he was shearing in Carmel.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich; he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
• New Living Translation (NLT)There was a wealthy man from Maon who owned property near the town of Carmel. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and it was sheep-shearing time.

Context of 1 Samuel 25:2

1Then Samuel died; and the Israelites gathered together and lamented for him, and buried him at his home in Ramah. And David arose and went down to the Wilderness of Paran. Now there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel, and the man was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. And he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 3The name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. And she was a woman of good understanding and beautiful appearance; but the man was harsh and evil in his doings. He was of the house of Caleb. 4When David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep,

1 Samuel 25:2 word by word

וְאִ֨ישׁ בְּמָע֜וֹן וּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּ בַכַּרְמֶ֗ל וְהָאִישׁ֙ גָּד֣וֹל מְאֹ֔ד וְל֛וֹ צֹ֥אן שְׁלֹֽשֶׁת־אֲלָפִ֖ים וְאֶ֣לֶף עִזִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֛י בִּגְזֹ֥ז אֶת־צֹאנ֖וֹ בַּכַּרְמֶֽל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• in Maonמָעוֹןmâ‛ôn · MaonH4584
• whose possessionsמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• in Carmelכַּרְמֶלkarmel · CarmelH3760
• veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• and he had threeשָׁלֹשׁshâlôsh shâlôsh shelôshâh shelôshâh · threeH7969
• thousandאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · thousandH505
• sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• goatsעֵז‛êz · goatH5795
• and he was shearingגָּזַזgâzaz · to shearH1494

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:2

• 1 Samuel 23:24So they arose and went to Ziph before Saul. But David and his men were in the Wilderness of Maon, in the plain on the south of Jeshimon.
• Genesis 26:13The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous;
• 2 Samuel 19:32Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And he had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.
• Psalms 17:14With Your hand from men, O Lord, From men of the world who have their portion in this life, And whose belly You fill with Your hidden treasure. They are satisfied with children, And leave the rest of their possession for their babes.
• Psalms 73:3For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
• Luke 16:19“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.
• Genesis 13:2Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
• Job 1:3Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.
• Job 42:12Now the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.
• Genesis 38:13And it was told Tamar, saying, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”
• 2 Samuel 13:23And it came to pass, after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baal Hazor, which is near Ephraim; so Absalom invited all the king’s sons.
• 1 Samuel 30:5And David’s two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail the widow of Nabal the Carmelite, had been taken captive.
• Joshua 15:55Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Carmel - Not Mount Carmel on the west of the plain of Esdraelon, but the Carmel close to Maon (marginal references). Shearing his sheep - Which was always a time of open-handed hospitality among flock-masters Genesis 38:12-13; 2 Samuel 13:23-24.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-11Verses 2-11 We should not have heard of Nabal, if nothing had passed between him and David. Observe his name, Nabal, "A fool;" so it signifies. Riches make men look great in the eye of the world; but to one that takes right views, Nabal looked very mean. He had no honour or honesty; he was churlish, cross, and ill-humoured; evil in his doings, hard and oppressive; a man that cared not what fraud and violence he used in getting and saving. What little…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Carmel was a village near Maon. It should not be confused with the famous mountain from the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 18. In this village, Saul built a monument to celebrate his victory over the Amalekites (1 Samuel 15:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. in Carmel--now Kurmul. The district takes its name from this town, now a mass of ruins; and about a mile from it is Tell Main, the hillock on which stood ancient Maon. the man was very great--His property consisted in cattle, and he was considered wealthy, according to the ideas of that age.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 25:2

• Carmel
• Goat
• Maon
• Nabal

In the dictionaries

• Carmel
• Banquet
• Caleb
• Cattle
• Conversant
• Covert
• David
• Die
• Goat
• Maon

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings