1When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn…
2Now there was a man in Maon whose…
3His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name…
4While David was in the wilderness, he heard…
5So David sent ten young men and instructed…
6and say to him, ‘Long life to you,…
7Now I hear that it is time for…
8Ask your young men, and they will tell…
9When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all…
10But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who…
11Why should I take my bread and water…
12So David’s men turned around and went back,…
13And David said to his men, “Strap on…
14Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s…
15Yet these men were very good to us.…
16They were a wall around us, both day…
17Now consider carefully what you must do, because…
18Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves…
19and said to her young men, “Go ahead…
20As Abigail came riding her donkey into a…
21Now David had just said, “In vain I…
22May God punish David, and ever so severely,…
23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off…
24She fell at his feet and said, “My…
25My lord should pay no attention to this…
26Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD…
27Now let this gift your servant has brought…
28Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD…
29And should someone pursue you and seek your…
30When the LORD has done for my lord…
31then my lord will have no remorse or…
32Then David said to Abigail, “Blessed be the…
33Blessed is your discernment, and blessed are you,…
34Otherwise, as surely as the LORD, the God…
35Then David accepted from her hand what she…
36When Abigail returned to Nabal, there he was…
37In the morning when Nabal was sober, his…
38About ten days later, the LORD struck Nabal…
39On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said,…
40When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel,…
41She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is…
42So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey,…
43David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So…
44But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s…
