I Samuel 25:8
The Scripture
(8) Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes: for we come in a good day: give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Samuel died and all Israel mourned him, and afterward the wealthy but churlish Nabal insulted David's request for provisions, provoking David to march against him in anger. Nabal's wise wife Abigail intervened with gifts and humble words to avert bloodshed, and after Nabal died of a stroke ten days later, David took her as his wife.
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