1 Samuel 25
David and his men were traveling down into the Desert of Paran and heard that a wealthy man named Nabal lived nearby. David sent a few of his men to greet Nabal and ask for some provisions, but Nabal was "surly and mean in his dealings" and refused to share anything with David. When Nabal's wife, Abigail, heard about this, she took a large supply of bread, wine, grain, fruit, etc. and brought them to David personally in order to prevent any harm to her husband and their household from David. David was pleased and said to Abigail, "Praise be to the Lord who has sent you today to meet me.. may you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from avenging myself... otherwise, not one male belonging to Nabal would have been left alive by daybreak." A few days later, the Lord struck Nabal and he died. Then David sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife.