In the Bible what was the name of King David's wife who had been married to Nabal
Women in the Bible but says only that they took her answer back to the king (verse 20) thereby demonstrating there was nothing unusual in a female prophet. Abigail was the wife of Nabal, who refused to assist the future king David after having accepted his help. Abigail, realizing David's anger will be dangerous to the entire household, acts immediately. She intercepts David bearing gifts and, with what Frymer-Kensky describes as Abigail's "brilliant rhetoric", convinces David not to kill anyone. When Nabal later dies, David weds her. Frymer-Kensky says "Once again an intelligent determined woman is influential far beyond the confines of patriarchy" showing
Nabal being the enemy. Nabal According to the 1st Book of Samuel Chapter 25, Nabal ( "Nāḇāl", "fool"), was a rich Calebite, described as harsh and surly. He is featured in a story in which he is threatened by David over an insult, and ultimately killed by Yahweh. According to the biblical narrative, David (who was not yet king) and his band of men, who had been fleeing from King Saul, went to the Wilderness of Paran. The account states that Nabal lived in the city of Maon, and owned much land in the town of Carmel, as well as many