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)

²⁵ Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool^(A),^(B) and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent.