( 1 Samuel 25:14-19, 24-31) When David saw her gift, observed her humility, and heard her wise advice, he recognized that God had used her to prevent a tragedy. She gave her servants a supply of food to take to David and his men, and she followed to beg David for mercy. David was incensed! So he and his men went out to kill Nabal and all the men of his household.- 1 Samuel 25:10-12, 22.Ībigail acted quickly when she heard what her husband had done. But when messengers from David asked Nabal for some food, Nabal insolently refused to provide it. While David and his men were there, they protected Nabal’s flocks of sheep from robbers. She and Nabal lived in the region where David, Israel’s future king, was hiding as a fugitive. What did she do? Abigail acted with wisdom and discernment in order to avoid calamity. Abigail, however, was discerning and humble, as well as beautiful both physically and spiritually.- 1 Samuel 25:3.
Who was Abigail? She was the wife of a wealthy but harsh man named Nabal.
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