David heard in the wilderness that Naval was shearing his sheep.
It was told Tamar, saying, *Behold, your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep.*
It happened after two full years, that Avshalom had sheepshearers in Ba`al-Chatzor, which is beside Efrayim: and Avshalom invited all the king's sons.
Now the name of the man was Naval; and the name of his wife Avigayil; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful face: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Kalev.
David sent ten young men, and David said to the young men, Go up to Karmel, and go to Naval, and greet him in my name: