1 Samuel 25:23
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New International Version (©1984)
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground.

New Living Translation (©2007)
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed low before him.

English Standard Version (©2001)
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face before David and bowed herself to the ground.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from her donkey. She immediately bowed down in front of David with her face touching the ground.

King James Bible
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

American King James Version
And when Abigail saw David, she hurried, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

American Standard Version
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and alighted from her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

Bible in Basic English
And when Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her ass, falling down on her face before him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when Abigail saw David she made haste and lighted off the ass, and fell before David, on her face, and adored upon the ground.

Darby Bible Translation
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

English Revised Version
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

Webster's Bible Translation
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

World English Bible
When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

Young's Literal Translation
And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth and cometh down from off the ass, and falleth before David on her face, and boweth herself to the earth,

Geneva Study Bible

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

23. she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face-Dismounting in presence of a superior is the highest token of respect that can be given; and it is still an essential act of homage to the great. Accompanying this act of courtesy with the lowest form of prostration, she not only by her attitude, but her language, made the fullest amends for the disrespect shown by her husband, as well as paid the fullest tribute of respect to the character and claims of David.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

25:18-31 By a present Abigail atoned for Nabal's denial of David's request. Her behaviour was very submissive. Yielding pacifies great offences. She puts herself in the place of a penitent, and of a petitioner. She could not excuse her husband's conduct. She depends not upon her own reasonings, but on God's grace, to soften David, and expects that grace would work powerfully. She says that it was below him to take vengeance on so weak and despicable an enemy as Nabal, who, as he would do him no kindness, so he could do him no hurt. She foretells the glorious end of David's present troubles. God will preserve thy life; therefore it becomes not thee unjustly and unnecessarily to take away the lives of any, especially of the people of thy God and Saviour. Abigail keeps this argument for the last, as very powerful with so good a man; that the less he indulged his passion, the more he consulted his peace and the repose of his own conscience. Many have done that in a heat, which they have a thousand times wished undone again. The sweetness of revenge is soon turned into bitterness. When tempted to sin, we should consider how it will appear when we think upon it afterwards.


1 Samuel 20:41 When the lad was gone, David rose from the south side and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed three times. And they kissed each other and wept together, but David wept the more. (NASB ©1995)

Abigail Ab'igail Alighted Ass Bowed Boweth David Dismounted Donkey Earth Haste Hasted Hasteth Herself Hurried Lighted Quickly


And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

lighted Jos 15:18 Jud 1:14

fell 1Sa 20:41 24:8

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