1 Samuel 25:2

Contemporary English Version 1995

Nabal was a very rich man who lived in Maon. He owned 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, which he kept at Carmel. His wife Abigail was sensible and beautiful, but he was from the Caleb clan and was rough and mean.

Cross References

1 Samuel 23:24

The people from Ziph went back ahead of Saul, and they found out that David and his men were still south of Jeshimon in the Maon Desert.

Joshua 15:55

The eighth region was located in the southeastern part of the hill country, and it had the following ten towns with their surrounding villages: Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah, Jezreel, Jokdeam, Zanoah, Kain, Gibeah, and Timnah.

Genesis 38:13

Tamar found out that her father-in-law Judah was going to Timnah to shear his sheep.

Job 42:12

The Lord now blessed Job more than ever; he gave him 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 pair of oxen, and 1,000 donkeys.

Job 1:3

He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 pair of oxen, 500 donkeys, and a large number of servants. He was the richest person in the East.

2 Samuel 19:32

Barzillai was 80 years old. He was very rich and had sent food to David in Mahanaim.

1 Samuel 30:5

David's two wives, Ahinoam and Abigail, had been taken captive with everyone else.

Genesis 26:13

and Isaac was so successful that he became very rich.

Genesis 13:2

Abram was very rich. He owned many cattle, sheep, and goats, and had a lot of silver and gold.

Psalm 17:14

Use your powerful arm and rescue me from the hands of mere humans whose world won't last. You provide food for those you love. Their children have plenty, and their grandchildren will have more than enough.

1 Samuel 15:12

Early the next morning he went to talk with Saul. Someone told him, “Saul went to Carmel, where he had a monument built so everyone would remember his victory. Then he left for Gilgal.”

Genesis 31:19

Before Rachel left, she stole the household idols while Laban was out shearing his sheep.

Genesis 32:14

200 female goats and 20 males, 200 female sheep and 20 males, 30 female camels with their young, 40 cows and 10 bulls, and 20 female donkeys and 10 males.

Proverbs 30:22

A slave who becomes king, a fool who eats too much,