David asks Nabal for payment for protection which is refused in an insulting way. Abigail, Nabal's wife, learns of the unjust treatment of Davie and his band. David, about to take revenge, runs into Abigail with a gift. She persuades him not to incur bloodguilt. Upon telling her sobering husband the story, he dies. David wins the widow. Saul is again spared by David who sneaks into his tent while he is sleeping. He steals the spear and water jug and creeps away into the night. Since Judah has become too dangerous David offers his services to Achish, king of Gath. David deceives Achish with raiding Bedouin tribes while claiming to invade Judea.
David asks Nabal for payment for protection which is refused in an insulting way. Abigail, Nabal's wife, learns of the unjust treatment of Davie and his band. David, about to take revenge, runs into Abigail with a gift. She persuades him not to incur bloodguilt. Upon telling her sobering husband the story, he dies. David wins the widow. Saul is again spared by David who sneaks into his tent while he is sleeping. He steals the spear and water jug and creeps away into the night. Since Judah has become too dangerous David offers his services to Achish, king of Gath. David deceives Achish with raiding Bedouin tribes while claiming to invade Judea.
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