1 Samuel 25:2-13

2Now there was a manH376 in 1MaonH4584 whose businessH4639 was in 2CarmelH3760; and the manH376 was veryH3966 3richH1419, and he had threeH7969 thousandH505 sheepH6629 and a thousandH505 goatsH5795. And it cameH1961 about while 4he was shearingH1494 his sheepH6629 in CarmelH3760 3(now the man’sH376 nameH8034 was NabalH5037, and his 5wife’sH802 nameH8034 was AbigailH26. And the womanH802 was 6intelligentH2896H7922 and beautifulH3303 in appearanceH8389, but the manH376 was harshH7186 and evilH7451 in his dealingsH4611, and he was 7a CalebiteH3614), 4that DavidH1732 heardH8085 in the wildernessH4057 that NabalH5037 was shearingH1494 his sheepH6629. 5So DavidH1732 sentH7971 tenH6235 youngH5288 menH5288; and DavidH1732 saidH559 to the youngH5288 menH5288, “GoH5927 up to CarmelH3760, 8visitH935H413 NabalH5037 and greetH7592H7965 him in my nameH8034; 6and thusH3541 you shall sayH559, ‘9Have a long lifeH2416, 10peaceH7965 be to you, and peaceH7965 be to your houseH1004, and peaceH7965 be to allH3605 that you have. 7NowH6258 I have heardH8085 11that you have shearersH1494; nowH6258 your shepherdsH7462 have beenH1961 with us and we have not insultedH3637 them, 12norH3808 have they missedH6485 anythingH3972 allH3605 the daysH3117 they were in CarmelH3760. 8AskH7592 your youngH5288 menH5288 and they will tellH5046 you. Therefore let my youngH5288 menH5288 findH4672 favorH2580 in your eyesH5869, for we have comeH935 on 13a 14festiveH2896 dayH3117. PleaseH4994 giveH5414 whateverH834 you findH4672 at handH3027 to your servantsH5650 and to your sonH1121 DavidH1732.’”

9When David’sH1732 youngH5288 menH5288 cameH935, they spokeH1696 to NabalH5037 according to allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697 in David’sH1732 nameH8034; then they waitedH5117. 10But NabalH5037 answeredH6030 David’sH1732 servantsH5650 and saidH559, “15WhoH4310 is DavidH1732? And whoH4310 is the sonH1121 of JesseH3448? There are manyH7231 servantsH5650 todayH3117 who are eachH376 breakingH6555 awayH6555 from his masterH113. 11Shall I then 16takeH3947 my breadH3899 and my waterH4325 and my meatH2878 that I have slaughteredH2873 for my shearersH1494, and giveH5414 it to menH376 17whoseH834 originH4480H2088H335 I do not knowH3045?” 12So David’sH1732 youngH5288 menH5288 retracedH2015 their wayH1870 and wentH7725 backH7725; and they cameH935 and toldH5046 him according to allH3605 theseH428 wordsH1697. 13DavidH1732 saidH559 to his menH376, “EachH376 of you girdH2296 on his swordH2719.” So eachH376 manH376 girdedH2296 on his swordH2719. And DavidH1732 alsoH1571 girdedH2296 on his swordH2719, and about 18fourH702 hundredH3967 menH376 wentH5927 up behindH310 DavidH1732 while two hundredH3967 19stayedH3427 with the baggageH3627.