1 Samuel 25:2

Now there was, a man, in Maon, whose cattle were in Carmel, and, the man, was exceeding great, and, he, had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats,—and so it was, that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

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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 were gathered together, and made lamentation for him, and buried him within his own house, in Ramah,—and David arose and went down into the wilderness of Maon.

3Now, the name of the man, was Nabal, and, the name of his wife, Abigail,—and, the woman, was of good understanding, and of beautiful figure,—but, the man, was unfeeling and of evil practices, and he was a Calebite.

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Cross References

Genesis 26:13So the man waxed great,—and went on and on waxing great until that he had waxed exceeding great.

Genesis 32:14She-goats, two hundred; And he-goats, twenty; Ewes, two hundred; And rams, twenty;

Joshua 15:55Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Jutah,

1 Samuel 23:24So they arose and departed to Ziph, before Saul,—but, David and his men, were in the wilderness of Maon, in the Arabah, to the right of Jeshimon.

2 Samuel 13:23And it came to pass, after two years of days, that Absolom had, sheepshearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephron,—and Absolom invited all the king’s sons.

Job 1:3And his substance was—seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a body of servants exceeding large,—thus was that man the greatest of all the sons of the East.

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