In Context

37 It happened in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.

38 It happened about ten days after, that Yahweh struck Nabal, so that he died.

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, |Blessed is Yahweh, who has pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept back his servant from evil. Yahweh has returned the evildoing of Nabal on his own head.| David sent and spoke concerning Abigail, to take her to him as wife.

40 When the servants of David had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, |David has sent us to you, to take you to him as wife.|

41 She arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, |Behold, your handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.|

42 Abigail hurried, and arose, and rode on a donkey, with five ladies of hers who followed her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.

1 Samuel 25:40 in Other Translations