1 Samuel 25:2

New Living Translation

There was a wealthy man from Maon who owned property near the town of Carmel. He had 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, and it was sheep-shearing time.

Cross References

Genesis 13:2

(Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.)

Genesis 26:13

He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow.

Genesis 31:19

At the time they left, Laban was some distance away, shearing his sheep. Rachel stole her father’s household idols and took them with her.

Genesis 32:14

200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 ewes, 20 rams,

Genesis 38:13

Someone told Tamar, “Look, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.”

2 Samuel 19:32

He was very old—eighty years of age—and very wealthy. He was the one who had provided food for the king during his stay in Mahanaim.

Job 1:3

He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.

Job 42:12

So the Lord blessed Job in the second half of his life even more than in the beginning. For now he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 teams of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

Psalm 17:14

By the power of your hand, O Lord, destroy those who look to this world for their reward. But satisfy the hunger of your treasured ones. May their children have plenty, leaving an inheritance for their descendants.

Proverbs 30:22

a slave who becomes a king, an overbearing fool who prospers,

Joshua 15:55

Besides these, there were Maon, Carmel, Ziph, Juttah,

1 Samuel 15:12

Early the next morning Samuel went to find Saul. Someone told him, “Saul went to the town of Carmel to set up a monument to himself; then he went on to Gilgal.”

1 Samuel 23:24

So the men of Ziph returned home ahead of Saul. Meanwhile, David and his men had moved into the wilderness of Maon in the Arabah Valley south of Jeshimon.

1 Samuel 30:5

David’s two wives, Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail, the widow of Nabal from Carmel, were among those captured.