Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H5037
נָבָל
na.val · “Nabal”
Used 22 times across 2 books
Definition
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Sa.25.3; married to Abigail (H0026)
§ Nabhal or Nabal = "fool"
a man of Carmel who spurned David's messengers, then died of shock when he realised it might cause his death; his case was pleaded by his wife Abigail who became David's wife after his death
§ Nabhal or Nabal = "fool"
a man of Carmel who spurned David's messengers, then died of shock when he realised it might cause his death; his case was pleaded by his wife Abigail who became David's wife after his death
Where it appears
1 Samuel20
2 Samuel2
In the text
1 Samuel 25:3Now 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.1 Samuel 25:4And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep.1 Samuel 25:5And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name:1 Samuel 25:9And when David’s young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.1 Samuel 25:10And Nabal answered David’s servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there be many servants now a days that break away every man from his master.1 Samuel 25:14But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.1 Samuel 25:19And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal.1 Samuel 25:25Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.1 Samuel 25:26Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.1 Samuel 25:34For in very deed, as the Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou hadst hasted and come to meet me, surely there had not been left unto Nabal by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
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