1 Samuel 25:4

4 David was staying in the Desert of Maon. While he was there, he heard that Nabal was clipping the wool off his 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 certain man in Maon was very wealthy. He owned property there at Carmel. He had 1,000 goats and 3,000 sheep. He was clipping the wool off the sheep in Carmel.

3 His name was Nabal. His wife's name was Abigail. She was a wise and beautiful woman. But her husband was rude and mean in the way he treated others. He was from the family of Caleb.

4 David was staying in the Desert of Maon. While he was there, he heard that Nabal was clipping the wool off his sheep.

5 So he sent for ten young men. He said to them, "Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him for me.

6 Say to him, 'May you live a long time! May everything go well with you and your family! And may things go well with everything that belongs to you!