1 Samuel 25:4

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

1 Samuel 25:4 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 25:4

And David heard in the wilderness
In the wilderness of Paran, where he was, and a wilderness it was to him, being in want of food, as the following relation shows:

that Nabal did shear his sheep;
when there was generally good living, and so a proper person, and a proper time, for David to apply for the relief of his wants.

1 Samuel 25:4 In-Context

2 A man in Maon had a business in Carmel; he was a very rich man with 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats and was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

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.

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

5 so David sent 10 young men instructing them, "Go up to Carmel, and when you come to Nabal, greet him in my name.

6 Then say this: 'Long life to you, and peace to you, to your family, and to all that is yours.