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David Marries Abigail the Widow of Nabal

There was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. This man was very wealthy;[a] he owned 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats. At that time he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. The man’s name was Nabal,[b] and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was both wise[c] and beautiful, but the man was harsh and his deeds were evil. He was a Calebite.

When David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:2 tn Heb “great.”
  2. 1 Samuel 25:3 sn The name נָבָל (Nabal) means “foolish” or “senseless” in Hebrew, and as an adjective the word is used especially of persons who have no perception of ethical or religious claims. It is an apt name for this character, who certainly typifies such behavior.
  3. 1 Samuel 25:3 tn Heb “good of insight”; KJV “of good understanding”; NAB, NIV, TEV “intelligent”; NRSV “clever.”