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Nabal
The wealthy fool of Carmel — "as his name is, so is he" — who repaid David's protection with insult; his heart died within him when Abigail told him what her wisdom had averted.
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- Early monarchy
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Nabal in Scripture
19 verses use this name, in 2 books. Open a book to read its mentions here. Text: Berean Standard Bible. Names repeat in Scripture — some of these verses may speak of another person called Nabal.
First named1 Samuel 25:3His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.Last named2 Samuel 3:3his second was Chileab, by Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel; his third was Absalom, the son of Maacah daughter of King Talmai of Geshur;
Old Testament2 books · 19 mentions
1 Samuel17 mentions
- 1 Samuel 25:3His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
- 1 Samuel 25:4While David was in the wilderness, he heard that Nabal was shearing sheep.
- 1 Samuel 25:5So David sent ten young men and instructed them, “Go up to Nabal at Carmel. Greet him in my name
- 1 Samuel 25:9When David’s young men arrived, they relayed all these words to Nabal on behalf of David. Then they waited.
- 1 Samuel 25:10But Nabal asked them, “Who is David? Who is this son of Jesse? Many servants these days are breaking away from their masters.
12 further mentions in 1 Samuel — read them in the book.
Named alongside
Other people MannaFest has a page for whose name the text uses in 1 Samuel 25, 1 Samuel 27, 1 Samuel 30, 2 Samuel 2 and 2 Samuel 3. Each card shows the verse it came from. Scripture reuses names freely, so a page behind a name here may belong to another person who shares it.
DavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.1 Samuel 25:1When Samuel died, all Israel gathered to mourn for him; and they buried him at his home in Ramah. Then David set out and went down to the Wilderness of Paran.
SaulIsrael's first king, head and shoulders above the people; began in humility, ended in rejection — sparing what God devo…1 Samuel 25:44But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
AbigailNabal's wife, a woman of good understanding whose swift intercession kept David from avenging himself with his own hand…1 Samuel 25:3His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
JudahJacob's fourth son who pledges himself for Benjamin; the tribe that carries the scepter to Shiloh (49:10) and the line…1 Samuel 27:6That day Achish gave him Ziklag, and to this day it still belongs to the kings of Judah.
AhimelechPriest of Nob who gave the fugitive David the showbread and Goliath's sword, not knowing the king's quarrel; slain with…1 Samuel 30:7Then David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought it to him,