And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every herd by itself; and said to his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space between herd and herd.
And say moreover, Behold, your servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face; perhaps he will accept me.
Now it came to pass one day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said to the young man that carried his armor, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines’ garrison, that is on the other side. But he did not tell his father.
And it was so, as she rode on the donkey, that she came down behind the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down in front of her; and she met them.
And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: therefore she told him nothing, whether small or great, until the morning light.