1 SAMUEL 25:3 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.”
Nabal was harsh and evil in his dealings — the Hebrew term 'qāšeh' (קשה) suggests a man of rigidity and hardness, unyielding like stone. His wife Abigail, described as both beautiful and discerning in understanding ('ṯûbat-śēkhel'), prefigures the wisdom figure who will intervene to prevent bloodshed. The stark pairing of their characters — fool and wise woman — frames the moral axis of this chapter.
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