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1 Samuel 25:41 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 25 · verse 41
And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.1 Samuel 25:41 · King James Version
1 Samuel 25:41 in context
39And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
40And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
41And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
42And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- handmaidʼâmâha maidservant or female slaveH519 →
- servantsʻebeda servantH5650 →
- servantshiphchâha female slaveH8198 →
- aroseqûwmto riseH6965 →
- bowedshâchâhto depressH7812 →
- earthʼeretsthe earthH776 →
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We are now to attend Nabal's funeral and Abigail's wedding. I. Nabal's funeral. The apostle speaks of some that were twice dead, Jde 1:12. We have hare Nabal thrice dead, though but just now wonderfully rescued from the sword of David and delivered from so great a death;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 36-44