1 Samuel 25:2

And there was a man in Maon, and his flocks were in Carmel, and he was a very great man; and he had + 25:2 Lit. 3,000 flocks; as we say in English, 3,000 troops, meaning men formed into troops.three thousand sheep, and a thousand she-goats: and he happened to be shearing his flock in Carmel.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1And Samuel died, and all Israel + 25:1 Heb. Rama. Alex. Rama.assembled, and bewailed him, and they bury him in his house in + 25:1 Gr. assemble and bewail.Armathaim: and David arose, and went down to the wilderness of + 25:1 Alex. Paran.Maon.

3And the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigaia: and his wife was of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man was harsh and evil in his doings, and the man was churlish.

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Cross References

Genesis 26:13And the man was exalted, and advancing he increased, till he became very great.

Genesis 32:14And he slept there that night, and took of the gifts which he carried with him, and sent out to Esau his brother,

Joshua 15:55Maor, and Chermel, and Ozib, and Itan,

1 Samuel 23:24And the Ziphites arose, and went before Saul: and David and his men were in the wilderness of Maon, westward, to the right of Jessæmon.

2 Samuel 13:23And it came to pass at the end of + 13:23 q. d. a two-year of days.two whole years, that they were shearing sheep for Abessalom in Belasor near Ephraim: and Abessalom invited all the king's sons.

Job 1:3And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses in the pastures, and a very great household, and he had a great husbandry on the earth; and that man was most noble of the men of the east.

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