³ His name was Nabal and his wife’s name was Abigail.^(A) She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband was surly and mean in his dealings—he was a Calebite.^(B)

⁴ While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep. ⁵ So he sent ten young men and said to them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel and greet him in my name.