1 Samuel 25:36-44
36 Then Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, he was holding aa feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, bfor he was very drunk; so cshe did not tell him anything small or great until the morning light. 37 But in the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him so that he became as a stone. 38 Now it happened that about ten days later, aYahweh smote Nabal, and he died.
Abigail Becomes David’s Wife
39 Then David heard that Nabal was dead, so he said, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has apleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and bhas kept back His servant from evil. Yahweh has also returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent ca proposal to Abigail, to take her as his wife. 40 Then the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel and spoke to her, saying, “David has sent us to you to take you as his wife.” 41 And she arose aand bowed with her face to the ground and said, “Behold, your maidservant is a servant-woman bto wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” 42 Then aAbigail hurried and arose, and she rode on a donkey, with her five young women who went about with her; and she went after the messengers of David and became his wife.
43 David had also taken Ahinoam of aJezreel, and bthey both became his wives.
44 Now Saul had given aMichal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from bGallim.
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