1 Samuel 25:2-17

2And there wasH1961 a manH376 in MaonH4584, whose possessions wereH1961 in CarmelH3760; and the manH376 wasH1961 veryH3966 greatH1419, and he had threeH7969 thousandH505 sheepH6629, and a thousandH505 goatsH5795: and he wasH1961 shearingH1494 his sheepH6629 in CarmelH3760. 3Now the nameH8034 of the manH376 was NabalH5037; and the nameH8034 of his wifeH802 AbigailH26; and the womanH802 was of goodH2896 understanding, and of a beautifulH3303 countenance: but the manH376 was churlish and evilH7451 in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. 4And DavidH1732 heardH8085 in the wildernessH4057 that NabalH5037 was shearingH1494 his sheepH6629. 5And DavidH1732 sentH7971 tenH6235 youngH5288 menH5288, and DavidH1732 saidH559 unto the youngH5288 menH5288, Get you up to CarmelH3760, and goH935 to NabalH5037, and greet him in my nameH8034: 6and thusH3541 shall ye sayH559 to him that liveth in prosperity, PeaceH7965 be unto thee, and peaceH7965 be to thy houseH1004, and peaceH7965 be unto all that thou hast. 7And nowH6258 I have heardH8085 that thou hast shearersH1494: thy shepherdsH7462 have nowH6258 beenH1961 with us, and we did them no hurt, neither wasH1961 there aught missingH6485 unto them, all the while they were in CarmelH3760. 8AskH7592 thy youngH5288 menH5288, and they will tellH5046 thee: wherefore let the youngH5288 menH5288 findH4672 favorH2580 in thine eyesH5869; for we comeH935 in a goodH2896 dayH3117: giveH5414, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy handH3027, unto thy servantsH5650, and to thy sonH1121 DavidH1732.

9And when David’s youngH5288 menH5288 cameH935, they spake to NabalH5037 according to all those wordsH1697 in the nameH8034 of DavidH1732, and ceased. 10And NabalH5037 answered David’s servantsH5650, and saidH559, Who is DavidH1732? and who is the sonH1121 of JesseH3448? there are manyH7235 servantsH5650 now-a-days that breakH6555 away every manH376 from his masterH113. 11Shall I then takeH3947 my breadH3899, and my waterH4325, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearersH1494, and giveH5414 it unto menH376 of whom I knowH3045 not whence they are? 12So David’s youngH5288 menH5288 turnedH2015 on their wayH1870, and wentH935 backH7725, and cameH935 and toldH5046 him according to all these wordsH1697. 13And DavidH1732 saidH559 unto his menH376, GirdH2296 ye on every manH376 his swordH2719. And they girdedH2296 on every manH376 his swordH2719; and DavidH1732 alsoH1571 girdedH2296 on his swordH2719: and there wentH5927 up after DavidH1732 about fourH702 hundredH3967 menH376; and two hundredH3967 abode by the baggage.

14But oneH259 of the youngH5288 menH5288 toldH5046 AbigailH26, Nabal’s wifeH802, sayingH559, Behold, DavidH1732 sentH7971 messengersH4397 out of the wildernessH4057 to salute our masterH113; and he railed at them. 15But the menH376 wereH1961 veryH3966 goodH2896 unto us, and we wereH1961 not hurt, neither missedH6485 we anything, as long as we wentH1980 with them, when we wereH1961 in the fieldsH7704: 16they wereH1961 a wallH2346 unto us both by nightH3915 and by dayH3117, all the while we wereH1961 with them keeping the sheepH6629. 17NowH6258 thereforeH6258 knowH3045 and considerH7200 what thou wilt do; for evilH7451 is determined against our masterH113, and against all his houseH1004: for he is such a worthlessH1100 fellow, that one cannot speakH1696 to him.