1 Samuel 25:38-40

Living Bible

^37-38 By that time he was sober, and when his wife told him what had happened, he had a stroke and lay paralyzed^[a] for about ten days, then died, for the Lord killed him.

³⁹ When David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, “Praise the Lord! God has paid back Nabal and kept me from doing it myself; he has received his punishment for his sin.”

Then David wasted no time in sending messengers to Abigail to ask her to become his wife. ⁴⁰ When the messengers arrived at Carmel and told her why they had come,