I Samuel 25: 21-44
Abigail lost no time prepared some food as gift and told her servants,"Go on ahead; I will follow you" but she did not tell her husband Nabal.
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bow down before David with her face to the ground.
Abigail said " When the Load has done for my master every good thing he promised concerning him and has appointed him leader over Israel, my master will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Load has brought my master success, remember your servant."
David said,'"Praise be the Load, May you be blessed for your good judgement and for keeping me from bloodshed this day and from avenging myself with my hands." David accepted from her hand what she had brought him.
Abigail told Nabal all these things, and his heart failed him and he became like a stone, ten days later the Load struck him and he died.
when David heard that Nabal was dead, he sent word to Abigail, asking her to become his wife. Abigail quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five maids, went with David's messengers and became his wife.
Why?
Abigail is a clever woman, she did the right thing to stop David's avenge and help her family dead.
Abigail doing these things very quick response.
David like to be a peace maker, don't like to avenge himself.
David and Abigail has the Load as their God. So they blessed and talked with the name of God.
To be a peace make have to said something good to each others and bless opposite side good things happen. Do it quick, do not postpone. Abigail knew David will be a king of Israel one day.
How?
Wise man know how to stop the flight or war and keep from bloodshed. Spent a little money as gift may earn more joy and give honor to the opposite.
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