She saidto her youngmen,"Goon beforeme; behold,I am comingafteryou." But she did not tellher husbandNabal.
He delivered[them] into the handof his servants,everydroveby itself,and saidto his servants,"Passon beforeme, and puta spacebetweendroves."
Then he commandedalsothe secondand the third,and allthose who followedthe droves,saying,"After thismanneryou shall speakto Esauwhen you findhim;
and you shall say,'Behold,your servantJacobalsois behindus.'" For he said,"I will appeasehim with the presentthat goesbeforeme. Then afterwardI will seehis face;perhapshe will acceptme."
So the presentpassedon beforehim, while he himselfspentthat nightin the camp.
She lookswellto the waysof her household,And does not eatthe breadof idleness.
Now the daycamethat Jonathan,the sonof Saul,saidto the youngmanwho was carryinghis armor,"Comeand let us crossoverto the Philistines'garrisonthat is on the otherside."But he did not tellhis father.
It cameabout as she was ridingon her donkeyand comingdownby the hiddenpartof the mountain,that behold,Davidand his menwere comingdowntowardher; so she metthem.
Then Abigailcameto Nabal,and behold,he was holding a feastin his house,like the feastof a king.And Nabal'sheartwas merrywithinhim, for he was verydrunk;so she did not tellhim anythingat alluntilthe morninglight.
