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19 Then she told her servants, “Go on. I’ll follow you.” But she did not tell her husband.

20 Abigail rode her donkey and came down into the mountain ravine. There she met David and his men coming down toward her.

21 David had just said, “It’s been useless! I watched over Nabal’s property in the desert. I made sure none of his sheep were missing. I did good to him, but he has paid me back with evil.

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19 Then she told her servants, “Go on ahead;(A) I’ll follow you.” But she did not tell(B) her husband Nabal.

20 As she came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, there were David and his men descending toward her, and she met them. 21 David had just said, “It’s been useless—all my watching over this fellow’s property in the wilderness so that nothing of his was missing.(C) He has paid(D) me back evil(E) for good.

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