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1 Samuel 25:23 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 25 · verse 23
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,1 Samuel 25:23 · King James Version
1 Samuel 25:23 in context
21Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained unto him: and he hath requited me evil for good.
22So and more also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.
23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
24And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.
25Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- AbigailʼĂbîygayilAbigail or Abigal, the name of two IsraelitessesH26 →
- hastedmâharproperly, to be liquid or flow easilyH4116 →
- beforeʼaphproperly, the nose or nostrilH639 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- bowedshâchâhto depressH7812 →
- fellnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applicationsH5307 →
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We have here an account of Abigail's prudent management for the preserving of her husband and family from the destruction that was just coming upon them; and we find that she did her part admirably well and fully answered her character.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 18-31