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The Story of David and Abigail—
David Expects to be Treated Like a King Prematurely

February 7, 2023Bible storiesabigail, animals, betrayal, coercion, david, evil, food, foolishness, god, injustice, insults, marriage, massacres, misunderstanding, murder, overreaction, pointlessness, polygamy, rescue, revenge, reward, scapegoating, wealthR. A. Absalom

David sent messengers to a rich man named Nabal, asking him to give David and his men something, anything he could find. David thought Nabal owed him something in exchange for not harming Nabal’s employees. But Nabal chose not to give David anything, since he didn’t even know who David was. So David took 400 men with him and went to attack Nabal and murder all the men who worked for him.

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