36. And Abigail came to Nabal, and, behold, he held a banquet in his house like the banquet of a king; and Nabal’s heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken; therefore, she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
37. But it came to pass in the morning when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
38. And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, and he died.
39. And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord that judged the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal and has kept his slave from evil, for the Lord has returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent word unto Abigail to take her to him to wife.
40. And when the slaves of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke with her, saying, David sent us unto thee to take thee to him to wife.
41. And she arose and bowed herself on her face to the earth and said, Behold, let thy handmaid be a slave to wash the feet of the slaves of my lord.
42. And Abigail hastened and arose and rode upon an ass with five damsels of hers that went after her, and she went after the messengers of David and became his wife.
43. David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel, and they were also both of them his wives.
44. For Saul had given Michal, his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti, the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.