Trouvé 17 Résultats pour: Nabal
This man was named Nabal; his wife, Abigail. The woman was intelligent and beautiful; but the man himself, a Calebite, was rough and ill-mannered. He was at the time shearing his sheep in Carmel. (1 Samuel 25, 3)
When David heard in the desert that Nabal was shearing his sheep, (1 Samuel 25, 4)
he sent ten young men to the farm with this instruction, "Go to Nabal in Carmel and greet him for me (1 Samuel 25, 5)
When David's young men arrived, they delivered this message to Nabal in David's name and then waited. (1 Samuel 25, 9)
But Nabal answered David's servants, "Who is David? Who is the son of Jesse? Many nowadays are the servants who run away from their masters. (1 Samuel 25, 10)
At this, David's young men left and returned to him, reporting everything Nabal had said. (1 Samuel 25, 12)
One of Nabal's servants told Abigail, his wife, "David sent messengers from the desert to greet our master but he shouted at them. (1 Samuel 25, 14)
Let not my lord pay attention to this ill-mannered man, Nabal, for he is just what his name says: he is a fool. I, your handmaid, did not see the young men whom you sent. (1 Samuel 25, 25)
Now, my lord, as Yahweh lives and as you live, it is Yahweh who prevents you from shedding blood and avenging yourself. Let your enemies and those who seek to harm my lord become like Nabal! (1 Samuel 25, 26)
For as Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, he has prevented me from hurting you. If you did not hurry to meet me, not a single male belonging to Nabal would have been alive by morning." (1 Samuel 25, 34)
Abigail went back to Nabal and found him holding a feast in his house. He was joyful and very drunk so Abigail did not mention anything to him until the following day. (1 Samuel 25, 36)
When morning came and Nabal had slept it off, his wife spoke to him about all these things. On hearing it Nabal had a stroke and remained paralyzed. (1 Samuel 25, 37)
