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
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H5037 — נָבָל
na.val · Nabal · Hebrew/Aramaic
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1 Samuel 25:3 · נָבָ֔לAnd the name of the man is Nabal, and the name of his wife Abigail, and the woman is of good understanding, and of fair form, and the man is hard and evil in doings; and he is a Calebite.1 Samuel 25:4 · נָבָ֖לAnd David heareth in the wilderness that Nabal is shearing his flock,1 Samuel 25:5 · נָבָ֔לand David sendeth ten young men, and David saith to the young men, ‘Go ye up to Carmel, and ye have come in unto Nabal, and asked of him in my name of welfare,1 Samuel 25:9 · נָבָ֛לAnd the young men of David come in, and speak unto Nabal according to all these words, in the name of David—and rest.1 Samuel 25:10 · נָבָ֜לAnd Nabal answereth the servants of David and saith, ‘Who is David, and who the son of Jesse? to-day have servants been multiplied who are breaking away each from his master;1 Samuel 25:14 · נָבָ֔לAnd to Abigail wife of Nabal hath one young man of the youths declared, saying, ‘Lo, David hath sent messengers out of the wilderness to bless our lord, and he flieth upon them;1 Samuel 25:19 · נָבָ֖לAnd she saith to her young men, ‘Pass over before me; lo, after you I am coming;’ and to her husband Nabal she hath not declared it;1 Samuel 25:25 · נָבָ֗ל · נָבָ֣לLet not, I pray thee, my lord set his heart to this man of worthlessness, on Nabal, for as his name is so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him; and I, thine handmaid, did not see the young men of my lord whom thou didst send;1 Samuel 25:26 · כְנָבָל֙and now, my lord, Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth, in that Jehovah hath withheld thee from coming in with blood, and to save thy hand to thee—now let thine enemies be as Nabal, even those seeking evil unto my lord.1 Samuel 25:34 · לְנָבָ֛לAnd yet, Jehovah liveth, God of Israel, who hath kept me back from doing evil with thee, for unless thou hadst hasted, and dost come to meet me, surely there had not been left to Nabal till the light of the morning, of those sitting on the wall.’1 Samuel 25:36 · נָבָ֡ל · נָבָל֙And Abigail cometh in unto Nabal, and lo, he hath a banquet in his house, like a banquet of the king, and the heart of Nabal is glad within him, and he is drunk unto excess, and she hath not declared to him anything, less or more, till the light of the morning.1 Samuel 25:37 · מִנָּבָ֔לAnd it cometh to pass in the morning, when the wine is gone out from Nabal, that his wife declareth to him these things, and his heart dieth within him, and he hath been as a stone.1 Samuel 25:38 · נָבָ֖לAnd it cometh to pass, in about ten days, that Jehovah smiteth Nabal, and he dieth,1 Samuel 25:39 · נָבָל֒ · נָבָ֗ל · נָבָ֔לand David heareth that Nabal is dead, and saith, ‘Blessed is Jehovah who hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and His servant hath kept back from evil, and the wickedness of Nabal hath Jehovah turned back on his own head;’ and David sendeth and speaketh with Abigail, to take her to him for a wife.1 Samuel 27:3 · נָבָ֖לand David dwelleth with Achish in Gath, he and his men, each one with his household, even David and his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelitess.1 Samuel 30:5 · נָבָ֥לAnd the two wives of David have been taken captive, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;2 Samuel 2:2 · נָבָ֥לAnd David goeth up thither, and also his two wives, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite;2 Samuel 3:3 · נָבָ֣לand his second is Chileab, of Abigail wife of Nabal the Carmelite, and the third is Absalom son of Maacah daughter of Talmai king of Geshur,