^{8 Ref} Ask your young men, and they will tell you: therefore let the young men find favor in your eyes; for we come in a good day. Please give whatever comes to your hand, to your servants, and to your son David.

^{9 Ref} When David's young men came, they spoke to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased.

^{10 Ref} Nabal answered David's servants, and said, Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there are many servants now-a-days who break away every man from his master.

^{11 Ref} Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my meat that I have killed for my shearers, and give it to men who I don't know where they come from?