1 Samuel 25:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep,

Cross References

2 Samuel 13:23

Two years later, Absalom’s sheep-shearers were at Baal-hazor near Ephraim, and Absalom invited all the king’s sons.

Genesis 38:13

Tamar was told, ‘Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.’

1 Samuel 25:3

The man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name, Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful, but the man, a Calebite,  was harsh and evil in his dealings.

1 Samuel 25:5

so David sent ten young men instructing them, ‘Go up to Carmel, and when you come to Nabal, greet him  in my name.