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Samuel Dies

25 Samuel died, and people from all over Israel gathered to mourn for him when he was buried at his home[a] in Ramah. Meanwhile, David moved his camp to Paran Desert.[b]

Abigail Keeps David from Killing Innocent People

2-3 Nabal was a very rich man who lived in Maon. He owned 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats, which he kept at Carmel.[c] His wife Abigail was sensible and beautiful, but he was from the Caleb clan[d] and was rough and mean.

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Footnotes

  1. 25.1 at his home: Hebrew “in his house.” Family tombs were sometimes underneath the house or in the courtyard of the home.
  2. 25.1 Paran Desert: Hebrew; some manuscripts of one ancient translation “Maon Desert.”
  3. 25.2,3 Carmel: About one and a half kilometers north of Maon in the Southern Desert of Judah.
  4. 25.2,3 from the Caleb clan: Or “behaved like a dog.”

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