Carmel - This is not Mount Carmel on the west of the plain of Esdraelon, but the Carmel located close to Maon (as noted in the marginal refe…

Maon. — Maon mentioned above was in the hill country of Judah. The Carmel mentioned here is not the famous Mount Carmel in the nor…

And [there was] a man in Maon
A city of the tribe of Judah, from which the wilderness had its name before mentioned;…

We should not have heard of Nabal if nothing had passed between him and David. Observe his name, Nabal, which means "a fool." Riches make men look …