1 Samuel 25:33-38
25:33 Praised be your good judgment! May you yourself be rewarded
for having prevented me this day from shedding blood and taking matters into my own hands!
25:34 Otherwise, as surely as the
Lord, the God of Israel, lives – he who has prevented me from harming you – if you had not come so quickly to meet me, by morning’s light not even one male belonging to Nabal would have remained alive!”
25:35 Then David took from her hand what she had brought to him. He said to her, “Go back
to your home in peace. Be assured that I have listened to you
and responded favorably.”
25:36 When Abigail went back to Nabal, he was holding a banquet in his house like that of the king. Nabal was having a good time and was very intoxicated. She told him absolutely nothing until morning’s light.
25:37 In the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these matters. He had a stroke and was paralyzed.
25:38 After about ten days the Lord struck Nabal down and he died.