1And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were…
2And there was a man in Maon, whose…
3Now the name of the man was Nabal;…
4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal…
5And David sent out ten young men, and…
6And thus shall ye say to him that…
7And now I have heard that thou hast…
8Ask thy young men, and they will shew…
9And when David’s young men came, they spake…
10And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who…
11Shall I then take my bread, and my…
12So David’s young men turned their way, and…
13And David said unto his men, Gird ye…
14But one of the young men told Abigail,…
15But the men were very good unto us,…
16They were a wall unto us both by…
17Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt…
18Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred…
19And she said unto her servants, Go on…
20And it was so, as she rode on…
21Now David had said, Surely in vain have…
22So and more also do God unto the…
23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and…
24And fell at his feet, and said, Upon…
25Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard…
26Now therefore, my lord, as the LORD liveth,…
27And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath…
28I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine…
29Yet a man is risen to pursue thee,…
30And it shall come to pass, when the…
31That this shall be no grief unto thee,…
32And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the…
33And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be…
34For in very deed, as the LORD God…
35So David received of her hand that which…
36And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he…
37But it came to pass in the morning,…
38And it came to pass about ten days…
39And when David heard that Nabal was dead,…
40And when the servants of David were come…
41And she arose, and bowed herself on her…
42And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon…
43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they…
44But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s…
