(now the man’s name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. And the woman was intelligent and beautiful in appearance, but the man was harsh and evil in his dealings, and he was a Calebite),

As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.

Otherwise, you may say in your heart, ‘My power and the strength of my hand made me this wealth.’

The leaders of Succoth said, “

Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands, that we should give bread to your army?”

Or have eaten my morsel alone,
And the orphan has not shared it

Their eye bulges from fatness;
The imaginations of their heart run riot.

Be hospitable to one another without complaint.

Give it

Cast your bread on the surface of the waters, for you will find it after many days.

So then,

while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

Whom

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, “Behold, David sent messengers from the wilderness to

greet our master, and he scorned them.

We know that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this man, we do not know where He is from.”

as unknown yet well-known, as dying yet behold, we live; as punished yet not put to death,

General references

The leaders of Succoth said, “

Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your hands, that we should give bread to your army?”