1 Now Samuel died, and all the Israelites met and had a time of sadness for him. Then they buried him at his home in Ramah.David moved to the Desert of Maon.
2 A man in Maon who had land at Carmel was very rich. He had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was cutting the wool off his sheep at Carmel.
3 His name was Nabal, and he was a descendant of Caleb. His wife was named Abigail. She was wise and beautiful, but Nabal was cruel and mean.
4 While David was in the desert, he heard that Nabal was cutting the wool from his sheep.
5 So he sent ten young men and told them, “Go to Nabal at Carmel, and greet him for me.
6 Say to Nabal, ‘May you and your family and all who belong to you have good health!