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Topic: Husband and Wife (08/08/14)
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By Diane M. Bowman
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My husband and I resided in Hebron. Due to his evil and obstinate character, his poor reputation followed him wherever he went.
In spite of his dubious behavior - or perhaps, because of it - he accumulated great wealth. He counted his flocks of sheep and herds of goats by the thousands.
My husband esteemed the protection of an army as a light matter. Even though his servants suffered no harm while shearing his sheep, he refused to give of his wealth to feed the soldiers who defended them. Instead, he exploded in fury at their request for food and sent them away.
To be fair, my husband's name meant 'fool.' Should I have been surprised when he lived up to his name?
When the message came to me of his actions and the destruction planned against him, my servants and I prepared a feast and carried it to the army. My gift and supplications satisfied the king and he rescinded his promise of bloodshed.
I returned home to find my oblivious husband holding a banquet like a king. Unwilling to confront a drunk man, I bided my time until morning. Hearing the news of his near destruction caused such shock to my then sober spouse that he suffered a stroke. It left him paralyzed until his death a few days later.
The king rejoiced when he heard of his death and sent for me. A place in his house as a servants' servant would have been privilege enough, but I became his wife.
I, who had been the wife of a fool, became a queen.
Who am I?
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A teensy bit of red ink--I might say something like "The king rejoiced when he heard of my husband's death", rather than "when he heard of his death", avoiding a possible confusion of pronouns. But it isn't anything major.
I enjoy reading retellings of Bible stories. Yay for this one!
There is no doubt Nabal was a fool and a glutton, but there is also a hint of Abigail and David's motives not being so pure either (a far too common occurrence in David's life).
I loved how you presented us the story, never revealed the identity of any of the main characters, letting us see the story unfold in a fresh way. Great job and excellently written!
God bless~