Nabal

This he was prevented from doing by Nabal's wife, who came out to meet David with fine presents and fine words.

Abigail properly resolved to defer any conversation with Nabal till the morning, when she disclosed the whole affair.

Nabal not only refused to comply with the request, but returned an insulting answer, which the young men carried to their master.

His father Nabal was one of the richest and most powerful of the Moorish princes, who acknowledged the supremacy of Rome.