Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Now the name of the man was Nabal: and the name of his wife was Abigail. And she was a prudent and very comely woman: but her husband was churlish, and very bad and ill natured: and he was of the house of Caleb. good Proverbs 14:1 A wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish will pull down with her hands that also which is built. Proverbs 31:26,30,31 She hath opened her mouth to wisdom, and the law of clemency is on her tongue. . . . was churlish 1 Samuel 25:10,11,17 But Nabal answering the servants of David, said: Who is David? and what is the son of Isai? servants are multiplied now days who flee from their masters. . . . Psalm 10:3 For the sinner is praised in the desires of his soul: and the unjust man is blessed. Isaiah 32:5-7 The fool shall no more be called prince: neither shall the deceitful be called great: . . . Context David, Nabal, and Abigail2Now there was a certain man in the wilderness of Maon, and his possessions were in Carmel, and the man was very great: and he had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats: and it happened that he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 3Now the name of the man was Nabal: and the name of his wife was Abigail. And she was a prudent and very comely woman: but her husband was churlish, and very bad and ill natured: and he was of the house of Caleb.4And when David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal was shearing his sheep,… Cross References Joshua 15:13 But to Caleb the son of Jephone he gave a portion in the midst of the children of Juda, as the Lord had commanded him: Cariath-Arbe the father of Enac, which is Hebron. 1 Samuel 25:4 And when David heard in the wilderness, that Nabal was shearing his sheep, 1 Samuel 30:14 For we made an invasion on the south side of Cerethi, and upon Juda, and upon the south of Caleb, and we burnt Siceleg with fire. Proverbs 31:10 Who shall find a valiant woman? far, and from the uttermost coasts is the price of her. Lexicon Hisהָאִישׁ֙ (hā·’îš) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person name וְשֵׁ֤ם (wə·šêm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name was Nabal, נָבָ֔ל (nā·ḇāl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5037: Nabal -- a man of Carmel and his wife’s אִשְׁתּ֖וֹ (’iš·tōw) Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female name [was] וְשֵׁ֥ם (wə·šêm) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 8034: A name Abigail. אֲבִגָ֑יִל (’ă·ḇi·ḡā·yil) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 26: Abigail -- 'my father is joy', two Israelite women She was an intelligent טֽוֹבַת־ (ṭō·w·ḇaṯ-) Adjective - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 2896: Pleasant, agreeable, good and beautiful וִ֣יפַת (wî·p̄aṯ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3303: Fair, beautiful woman, וְהָאִשָּׁ֤ה (wə·hā·’iš·šāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 802: Woman, wife, female but her husband, וְהָאִ֥ישׁ (wə·hā·’îš) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person a Calebite, כָלִבִּֽי׃ (ḵā·lib·bî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre was harsh קָשֶׁ֛ה (qā·šeh) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7186: Hard, severe and evil וְרַ֥ע (wə·ra‘) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7451: Bad, evil in his dealings. מַעֲלָלִ֖ים (ma·‘ă·lā·lîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4611: A deed, practice Additional Translations His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. And the man's name was Nabal, and his wife's name was Abigaia: and his wife was of good understanding and very beautiful in person: but the man was harsh, and evil in his doings, and the man was churlish. And the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail; and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance; but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was a Calebite. Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and the woman was of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb. Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail; 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 Caleb. And the name of the man is Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and the woman is of good understanding, and of fair form, and the man is hard and evil in doings; and he is a Calebite. 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