When an avaricious farmer refuses to help David and his men, they threaten to punish him. Abigail, the farmer's wife, knelt before David and offered him and his soldiers food and drink. In doing so, she satisfied David. Print is part of a series on the eight beatitudes of Christ and illustrates the beatitude: Blessed are the peacemakers. On a square plaque at the bottom this text from Mat 5:9 in Latin. At the bottom in the margin a verse in Latin about the beatitude and the performance. David and Abigail Blessed the peacemakers The eight beatitudes , print maker: Harmen Jansz Muller, (mentioned on object), Maarten van Heemskerck, (mentioned on object), Hadrianus Junius, print maker: Amsterdam, publisher: Antwerp, 1564 - 1568, paper, engraving, h 213 mm × w 250 mm