1 Samuel 25:2

Plain English Version

There was a man there called Nabal. He belonged to Caleb’s family. His farm was near the town called Carmel, in that Maon country. He had lots of money, 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats. He was a hard man and a cheeky man. His wife was called Abigail. She was very beautiful and very clever. One day, Nabal started to cut wool from the sheep. They always used to have a party after they finished that job.

Cross References

Genesis 13:2

Abram was a very rich man. He had a lot of silver and gold, and a big mob of animals.

Genesis 26:13

And Isaac got more and more money and good things, and he became very rich.

Genesis 32:14

He picked 200 female goats, 20 male goats, 200 female sheep, 20 male sheep,

Genesis 38:13

Then somebody told that woman Tamar, “Your dead husband’s father is going to Timnah to visit his work-men. They are cutting the wool off his sheep there.”

1 Samuel 15:12

Early the next morning, Samuel got up and went to look for Saul. Other people told him, “Saul isn’t here. He went to the place called Carmel. After he finished up the Amalek mob, he wanted everybody to think he was a great soldier, so he stood up a big stone there to remind them. Then he went to another place called Gilgal.”