And David
David (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
heard
shama` (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
in the wilderness
midbar (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
that Nabal
Nabal (naw-bawl')
dolt; Nabal, an Israelite -- Nabal.
did shear
gazaz (gaw-zaz')
to cut off; specifically to shear a flock or shave the hair; figuratively to destroy an enemy
his sheep
tso'n (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)