1 Samuel died. All Israel cried and put him in the ground at Ramah. David went to a big wild land called Paran. ⚰️️ 2 A rich man lived in Maon. He worked in Carmel. He had many sheep and goats. He was cutting wool. ✂️ 3 His name was Nabal. His wife was Abigail. She was wise and kind and pretty. Nabal was mean and did bad. He was from the Caleb family. 4 David heard that Nabal was cutting wool from his sheep. 5 David sent 10 young men to Nabal with a kind hello. 6 David told them to say, “Be safe. Be well. May your home be well.” 7 David said, “We stayed near your men. We did not hurt them. We took nothing.” ️ 8 “Ask your men. They know. Please share what you can with my men. It is a good day.” 9 David’s men told Nabal all this and then they waited. ⏳ 10 Nabal said, “Who is David? I do not know him. Many men run from their boss now.” 11 Nabal said, “I will not give my bread, my water, and my meat to men I do not know.” 12 David’s men went back to David and told him what Nabal said. ♂️️ 13 David said, “Put on your swords.” About 400 went with David. About 200 stayed with the stuff. ⚔️⚔️⚔️ 14 One young man told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent kind men, but Nabal yelled at them.” ️ 15 He said, “David’s men were good to us. They did not hurt us. We lost nothing.” ️ 16 “They kept us safe day and night when we watched the sheep.” 17 “Please think fast. Bad is coming to our house. Nabal will not listen to anyone.” ⚠️ 18 Abigail moved fast. She took lots of bread, drink, meat, grain, raisins, and figs, and put them on donkeys. 19 Abigail said to her helpers, “Go first. I will come after you.” She did not tell Nabal. ♀️➡️ 20 Abigail rode on a donkey. She met David and his men on the way. 21 David had said, “We kept his things safe, but he paid me back with bad.” ➡️ 22 David said, “By morning I will go and hurt all his men.” ⚔️ 23 Abigail saw David, got off the donkey fast, and bowed low to the ground. ♀️ 24 Abigail said, “Please put the wrong on me. Please hear me.” ️ 25 “Please do not mind Nabal. He is not wise. I did not see your men you sent.” 26 “God kept you from doing bad today. I ask God to deal with your haters like with Nabal.” ✋➡️ 27 “Here is a gift I brought. Please give it to your men.” 28 “I am sorry for my wrong. God will make your house strong. You fight God’s fights. You do not do bad.” 29 “If men try to hurt you, God will keep you safe. God will throw away your bad men like a rock thrown far.” ️➡️ 30 “One day God will make you leader of Israel.” 31 “Then you will not feel bad for hurting people for no good reason. When God is good to you, please think of me.” ❤️ 32 David said, “Thank You, God, for sending you to meet me today!” 33 “Thank you for your wise plan. You kept me from doing bad today.” ✋ 34 “If you had not come fast, by morning all Nabal’s men would die.” ⏱️⚠️ 35 David took the gifts and said, “Go in peace. I will do what you asked.” ️ 36 Abigail went home. Nabal had a big party like a king. He drank too much, so she told him nothing that night. ️ 37 In the morning, after the drink was gone, Abigail told Nabal. He got very, very sick and stiff like a rock. 38 After ten days, Nabal died. ⏳⚰️ 39 David heard Nabal died. David said, “Thank You, God, for stopping me from doing bad and for fixing the wrong.” Then David sent men to ask Abigail to be his wife. 40 David’s men said to Abigail, “David asks you to be his wife.” ️ 41 Abigail bowed and said, “I will serve. I can wash the feet of your helpers.” ♀️ 42 Abigail got ready fast. She rode a donkey. Five girls went with her. She went with David’s men and became David’s wife. 43 David also married Ahinoam from Jezreel. Now he had two wives. 44 Saul gave Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish from Gallim. ↔️