Cross Reference 1 SAMUEL 25:2 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

{1 Samuel 25:2} And [there was] a man 376 in Maon, 4584 whose possessions 4639 [were] in Carmel; 3760 and the man 376 [was] very 3966 great, 1419 and he had three 7969 thousand 505 sheep, 6629 and a thousand 505 goats: 5795 and he was x1961 shearing 1494 z8800 x853 his sheep 6629 in Carmel. 3760

Maon:
"And they arose,ª ° and went² °¹ to Ziphª beforeª Saul:ª but Davidª and his men² ¹ [were] in the wildernessª of Maon,ª in the plainª on¹ the southª of Jeshimon.ª" {1Sm 23:24}

possessions were:
or, business was

Carmel:
Not the famous mount Carmel, in the north of Canaan, and in the tribe of Asher; but a city, on a mountain of the same name, in the south of Judah, which seems to have given name to the surrounding territory. Eusebius and Jerome inform us, that there was in their time a town called Carmelia, ten miles east from Hebron, where the Romans kept a garrison, whose position well agrees with this Carmel.

man:
"And the manª waxed great,ª ° and went² °¹ forward,ª ° and grewª until¹ ¹ he became² ° very² great:ª °¹" {Gen 26:13} + "Now Barzillaiª was a veryª agedª ° man, [even] fourscoreª yearsª old:ª and he¹ had provided¹ the kingª of sustenanceª ° while he layª at Mahanaim;ª for¹ he¹ [was] a veryª greatª man.ª" {2Sm 19:32} + "From menª ¹ [which are] thy hand,ª O LORD,ª from menª ¹ of the world,ª ¹ [which have] their portionª in [this] life,ª and whose bellyª thou fillestª ° with thy hid² ¹ [treasure]: they are fullª ° of children,ª and leave² °¹ the restª of their [substance] to their babes.ª" {Psa 17:14} + "For¹ I was enviousª ° at the foolish,ª ° [when] I sawª ° the prosperityª of the wicked.ª ... Their eyesª stand outª ° with fatness:ª ¹ they have moreª ° than heartª could wish.ª" {Psa 73:3-7} + "² There¹ wasª ° a certainª richª man,ª whichª was clothedª ° in purpleª andª fine linen,ª and faredª ° sumptuouslyª every² day:ª ¹ ... Butª Abrahamª said,ª ° Son,ª rememberª ° thatª thouª inª thyª lifetimeª receivedstª ° thyª good things,ª andª likewiseª Lazarusª evil things:ª butª nowª ² he¹ is comforted,ª ° andª thouª art tormented.ª °" {Lke 16:19-25}

three thousand:
"And Abramª [was] veryª rich² °¹ in cattle,ª in silver,ª and in gold.ª" {Gen 13:2} + "His substanceª also was¹ sevenª thousandª sheep,ª and threeª thousandª camels,ª and fiveª hundredª yokeª of oxen,ª and fiveª hundredª she asses,ª and a veryª greatª household;ª so that this¹ manª was¹ the greatestª of all¹ ¹ the menª of the east.ª" {Job 1:3} + "So the LORDª blessedª °¹ the latter endª of Jobª more than his beginning:ª ¹ for he had¹ fourteenª ª thousandª sheep,ª and sixª thousandª camels,ª and a thousandª yokeª of oxen,ª and a thousandª she asses.ª" {Job 42:12}

shearing:
This was a very ancient custom, and appears to have been always attended with festivity. The ancient Romans, however, used to pluck off the wool from the sheep's backs; and hence a fleece was called vellus, a vellendo, from plucking it off. Pliny says, that in his time sheep were not shorn every where, but in some places the wool was still plucked off. "And it was toldª ° Tamar,ª saying,ª ° Behold¹ thy father in lawª goeth upª ° to Timnathª to shearª ° his sheep.ª" {Gen 38:13} + "And it came to pass¹ after two full² years,ª ¹ that Absalomª had¹ sheepshearersª ° in Baalhazor,ª which¹ [is] beside¹ Ephraim:ª and Absalomª invitedª ° all¹ the king'sª sons.ª ... And Absalomª cameª ° to¹ the king,ª and said,ª ° Behold¹ now,¹ thy servantª hath sheepshearers;ª ° let² ° the king,ª I beseech thee,¹ and his servantsª go² °¹ with¹ thy servant.ª" {2Sm 13:23-24}

Carmel:
"And David'sª twoª wivesª were taken captives,ª ° Ahinoamª the Jezreelitess,ª and Abigailª the wifeª of Nabalª the Carmelite.ª" {1Sm 30:5} + "Maon,ª Carmel,ª and Ziph,ª and Juttah,ª" {Jsh 15:55}

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