Albert Barnes Commentary 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 (ASV)

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 references).

Shearing his sheep - This was always a time of open-handed hospitality among flock owners (Genesis 38:12–13; 2 Samuel 13:23–24).