1 Samuel 25:4

And David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal the Carmelite was shearing his sheep.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.

In Context

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.

5And David sent ten young men, and he said to the young men, Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and ask him in my name how + 25:5 Gr. concerning peace.he is.

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Cross References

Genesis 38:13And it was told Thamar his daughter-in-law, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law goeth up to Thamna, to shear his sheep.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:3-12

The Death of Samuel. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 And 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. We have here a short account of Samuel's death and burial. 1. Though he was a great man, and one that was admirably well qualified for public service, yet he spent the latter end of his days in retirement and obscurity, not because he was superannuated (for he knew how to preside in a college of the… Read the whole commentary →

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