And she said to her servants, 'Go on before me; behold, I come after you.' But she did not tell her husband Nabal — Abigail's decision to act without informing her husband reveals both her authority as mistress of the household and her recognition that Nabal's foolishness would prevent the rescue he desperately needs. She becomes the covenant maker, the one who intercepts bloodshed.

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