1 Samuel died, and all the Israelites came together and mourned for him. Then they buried him at his home in Ramah.After this, David went to the wilderness of Paran.
2-3 There was a man of the clan of Caleb named Nabal, who was from the town of Maon, and who owned land near the town of Carmel. He was a very rich man, the owner of three thousand sheep and one thousand goats. His wife Abigail was beautiful and intelligent, but he was a mean, bad-tempered man.Nabal was shearing his sheep in Carmel,
4 and David, who was in the wilderness, heard about it,
5 so he sent ten young men with orders to go to Carmel, find Nabal, and give him his greetings.
6 He instructed them to say to Nabal: “David sends you greetings, my friend, with his best wishes for you, your family, and all that is yours.