1 Samuel 25:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.”
1 Samuel 25:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 25:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 25:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“There was a man in Maon whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.”
1 Samuel 25:2 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 25:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. ”
1 Samuel 25:2 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And <FI>there is<Fi> a man in Maon, and his work <FI>is<Fi> in Carmel; and the man <FI>is<Fi> very great, and he hath three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats; and he is shearing his flock in Carmel.”
1 Samuel 25:2 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 25:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there was a man at Maon, whose business was at Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats; and he was shearing his sheep at Carmel. ”
1 Samuel 25:2 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 25:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Now in Maon was a man, who had his possessio in Carmel, and the man was exceeding mightie and had three thousand sheepe, and a thousand goates: and he was shering his sheepe in Carmel.”
1 Samuel 25:2 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 25:2 in Context — 1 Samuel 25
1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran.
2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel; and the man was very great, and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
What Does 1 Samuel 25:2 Mean?
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