Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, like the feast of a king; and Nabal's heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken: therefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning light.
The N.T. speaks of certain persons who were "twice dead" (Jude 1:1:12); but it appears here that Nabal was `thrice dead.' He was dead drunk, dead wrong, and dead physically!