1 Samuel 25:38-40

Expanded Bible

³⁸ About ten days later the Lord struck Nabal and he died.

³⁹ When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “·Praise [Blessed be] the Lord! Nabal insulted me, but the Lord has ·supported me [avenged me; pleaded/judged my case; upheld my cause]! He has kept ·me [^Lhis servant] from doing ·wrong [evil]. The Lord has ·punished Nabal for his wrong [^Lreturned Nabal’s evildoing on his own head].”

Then David sent a ·message [proposal] to Abigail, asking her to be his wife. ⁴⁰ His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, “David sent us to take you so you can become his wife.”