36. Abigail came to Nabal, and he was feasting in his house, like the feast of a king. And Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunk. Therefore she told him nothing until the morning light.
37. But in the morning when the wine was gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things. And his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
38. And about ten days after that, the Lord struck Nabal and he died.
39. When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Blessed is the Lord, who has defended the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has kept His servant from evil. For the Lord has returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head.”And David sent and spoke with Abigail, to take her as his wife.