¹⁴ One of Nabal’s ·servants [young men] said to Abigail, Nabal’s wife, “David sent messengers from the ·desert [wilderness] to greet our master, but Nabal ·insulted [scorned] them. ¹⁵ These men were very good to us. They did not ·harm [mistreat] us. ·They stole nothing from us [Nothing was missing] during all the time we were out in the field with them. ¹⁶ Night and day they ·protected us. They were […were] like a wall around us while we were with them ·caring for [tending; minding] the sheep.