One day, Nabal was in Carmel, while his servants cut the wool from his sheep. David was in the desert when he heard about it.
Tamar found out that her father-in-law Judah was going to Timnah to shear his sheep.
Two years later, Absalom's servants were cutting wool from his sheep in Baal-Hazor near the town of Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king's sons to be there.
So he sent ten men to Carmel with this message for Nabal: I hope that you and your family are healthy and that all is going well for you.