36 And Abigail came to Nabal, and behold, ⁱhe was holding a feast in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart ^jwas merry within him, for he was very drunk. So she told him nothing ^kat all until the morning light. 37 In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And about ten days later ^lthe Lord struck Nabal, and he died.

39 When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, ^f“Blessed be the Lord who has ^mavenged the insult I received at the hand of Nabal, ⁿand has kept back his servant from wrongdoing. ^oThe Lord has returned the evil of Nabal on his own head.” Then David sent and ^pspoke to Abigail, to take her as his wife. 40 When the servants of David came to Abigail at Carmel, they said to her, “David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife.” 41 And she rose ^qand bowed with her face to the ground and said, “Behold, your handmaid is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.” 42 And Abigail hurried and rose and mounted a donkey, and her five young women attended her. She followed the messengers of David and became his wife.

43 David also took Ahinoam of ^rJezreel, ^sand both of them became his wives. 44 Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.