1 Samuel 25:1-6
English Standard Version
2And there was a man in Maon whose business was in Carmel. The man was very rich; he had three thousand sheep and a thousand goats. He was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
3Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail. The woman was discerning and beautiful, but the man was harsh and badly behaved; he was a Calebite.
4David heard in the wilderness that Nabal was shearing his sheep.
5So David sent ten young men. And David said to the young men, "Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal and greet him in my name.
6And thus you shall greet him: ‘Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.
