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)

¹⁷ Now think it over and see what you can do, because disaster is hanging over our master and his whole household. He is such a wicked^(A) man that no one can talk to him.”