Then Davidsaidto Jonathan,"Whowill tellme ifyour fatheranswersyou harshly?"
"The man,the lordof the land,spokeharshlywith us, and tookus for spiesof the country.
When Josephsawhis brothershe recognizedthem, but he disguisedhimself to them and spoketo them harshly.And he saidto them, "Wherehave you comefrom?" And they said,"From the landof Canaan,to buyfood."
The kingansweredthe peopleharshly,for he forsookthe adviceof the elderswhichthey had givenhim,
The poormanutterssupplications,But the richmananswersroughly.
Jonathansaidto David,"Come,and let us goout into the field."So bothof them wentout to the field.
Jonathansaid,"Farbe it from you! For ifI should indeedlearnthat evilhas been decidedby my fatherto comeupon you, then would I not tellyou about it?"
But NabalansweredDavid'sservantsand said,"Whois David?And whois the sonof Jesse?There are manyservantstodaywho are eachbreakingawayfrom his master.
But oneof the youngmentoldAbigail,Nabal'swife,saying,"Behold,Davidsentmessengersfrom the wildernessto greetour master,and he scornedthem.
"Nowtherefore, knowand considerwhatyou should do,for evilis plottedagainstour masterand againstallhis household;and he is such a worthlessmanthat noone can speakto him."
