⁵ So he sent ten young men and said to them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel and greet him in my name.

¹⁴ One of the servants told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent messengers from the wilderness to give our master his greetings,^(A) but he hurled insults at them.

¹⁰ he sent his son Joram^[a] to King David to greet him and congratulate him on his victory in battle over Hadadezer, who had been at war with Tou. Joram brought with him articles of silver, of gold and of bronze.