1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together,
2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel;
3 Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife
4 And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.
5 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young
6 And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be
7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers: now thy shepherds
8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the
9 And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to
10 And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and
11 Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my flesh that I
13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And
14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying,
15 But the men were very good unto us, and we were not hurt,
17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do; for evil is
18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two
19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come
20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the
21 Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this
22 So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of
23 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass,
24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let
25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even
26 Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth, and as thy soul
27 And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath brought unto my
28 I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: for the
29 Yet a man is risen to pursue thee, and to seek thy soul: but the
30 And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my
32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel,
34 For in very deed, as the LORD God of Israel liveth, which hath
35 So David received of her hand that which she had brought him,
36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his
37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out
38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the LORD smote
39 And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be
40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel,
41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and
42 And Abigail hasted, and arose and rode upon an ass, with five
43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of
44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti