In our last episode, we saw how David, despite being given an easy opportunity to kill Saul and free himself from the king’s persecution, took mercy on Saul and spared his life. When Saul discovered what David had done, it broke him and he repented for all the harm he’d tried to do to David. The fellowship between the two was restored and David was once again in good standing with Israel’s king. Today we’ll hear of the passing of the great prophet Samuel, the man who anointed both Saul and David and had been the voice of God to His people for many years. We’ll also learn about a man named Nabal, whose disrespect and lack of generous hospitality toward God’s chosen man would cost him his life. Nabal’s widow Abigail, however, will capture David’s heart, and the two will be wed.