38 Then it happened, after about ten days, that the Lord ^astruck Nabal, and he died.  ‡

39 So when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, ^a“Blessed be the Lord, who has ^bpleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and has ^ckept His servant from evil! For the Lord has ^dreturned the wickedness of Nabal on his own head.” And David sent and proposed to Abigail, to take her as his wife.  ‡

41 Then she arose, bowed her face to the earth, and said, “Here is your maidservant, a servant to ^awash the feet of the servants of my lord.”  ‡

42 So Abigail rose in haste and rode on a donkey,¹ attended by five of her maidens; and she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife.  ‡