1. Samuel died, and all the Israelites came together and mourned for him. Then they buried him at his home in Ramah.After this, David went to the wilderness of Paran.
2-3. There was a man of the clan of Caleb named Nabal, who was from the town of Maon, and who owned land near the town of Carmel. He was a very rich man, the owner of 3,000 sheep and 1,000 goats. His wife Abigail was beautiful and intelligent, but he was a mean, bad-tempered man.Nabal was shearing his sheep in Carmel,
4. and David, who was in the wilderness, heard about it,
5. so he sent ten young men with orders to go to Carmel, find Nabal, and give him his greetings.
6. He instructed them to say to Nabal: “David sends you greetings, my friend, with his best wishes for you, your family, and all that is yours.