1 Samuel 25:2

David Marries Abigail the Widow of Nabal

25:2 There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy; ¹  he owned three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel.

1 Samuel 25:5

25:5 he ²  sent ten servants, ³  saying to them, ⁴  “Go up to Carmel to see Nabal and give him greetings in my name. ⁵ 

[25:2]  ¹ tn Heb “great.”

[25:5]  ² tn Heb “David”; for stylistic reasons the pronoun has been used in the translation.

[25:5]  ³ tn Or “young men.”

[25:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “and David said to the young men.”

[25:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “and inquire concerning him in my name in regard to peace.”