Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Three thousand

Bible References

Man

Genesis 26:13
And the man will become great, and went going, and he became great, until that he became very great
2 Samuel 19:32
And Barzillai a very old man, the son of eighty years: and he nourished the king in his dwelling in the two camps, for he was an exceeding great man.
Psalm 17:14
From men of thy hand, O Jehovah, from men of this world their portion in life, and thou wilt fill their belly with thy hidden things: they will be filled with sons, they left the remaining things to their children.
Psalm 73:3
For I was envious at the foolish; I shall see the peace of the unjust
Luke 16:19
A certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, being daily splendidly gladdened:

Three thousand

Genesis 13:2
And Abram was very abundant in cattle, in silver and in gold.
Job 1:3
And his possession will be seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pair of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and service exceedingly much; and that man shall be great above all the sons of the east.
Job 42:12
And Jehovah blessed the latter state of Job more than his beginning: and there will be to him fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.

Shearing

Genesis 38:13
And it will be announced to Tamar, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law going up to Timnath to shear his sheep.
2 Samuel 13:23
And it will be for two years of days, and shearers will be to Absalom in Baal-Hazor, which is with Ephraim: and Absalom will call for all the king's sons.

Carmel

1 Samuel 30:5
And the two wives of David were taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail, the wife of Nabal the Carmelite.
Joshua 15:55
Maon, Carmel, and Ziph and Juttah