1 Samuel 25:24

1 Samuel 25:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And 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.
• New International Version (NIV)She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord, and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say.
• English Standard Version (ESV)She fell at his feet and said, "On me alone, my lord, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So she fell at his feet and said: “On me, my lord, on me let this iniquity be! And please let your maidservant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your maidservant.

Context of 1 Samuel 25:24

22May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.” 23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him. She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant. 25My lord should pay no attention to this scoundrel Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means Fool, and folly accompanies him. I, your servant, did not see my lord’s young men whom you sent. 26Now, my lord, as surely as the LORD lives and you yourself live, since the LORD has held you back from bloodshed and from avenging yourself with your own hand, may your enemies and those who seek harm for my lord be like Nabal.

1 Samuel 25:24 word by word

וַתִּפֹּל֙ עַל־רַגְלָ֔יו וַתֹּ֕אמֶר בִּי־אֲנִ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הֶֽעָוֹ֑ן וּֽתְדַבֶּר־נָ֤א אֲמָֽתְךָ֙ בְּאָזְנֶ֔יךָ וּשְׁמַ֕ע אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י אֲמָתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

• She fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
• atעַל‛al · uponH5921
• his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• My lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
• may the blame beעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
• on me aloneאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
• but pleaseנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• let your servantאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
• speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• to youאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: to earsH241
• hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:24

• 2 Kings 4:37She came in, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.
• Esther 8:3And once again, Esther addressed the king. She fell at his feet weeping and begged him to revoke the evil scheme of Haman the Agagite, which he had devised against the Jews.
• Matthew 18:29So his fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you back.’
• 1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the LORD will surely make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because he fights the LORD’s battles. May no evil be found in you as long as you live.
• Genesis 44:33Now please let your servant stay here as my lord’s slave in place of the boy. Let him return with his brothers.
• 2 Samuel 14:9But the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and on my father’s house, and may the king and his throne be guiltless.”
• Genesis 44:18Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
• 2 Samuel 14:12Then the woman said, “Please, may your servant speak a word to my lord the king?” “Speak,” he replied.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-31Verses 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…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-44This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 25:24

• Decision
• Diplomacy
• Fig
• Intercession
• Nabal
• Obsequiousness
• Prudence
• Tact
• Wife

In the dictionaries

• Abigail
• Conversant
• Covert
• David
• Die
• Miss
• Nabal
• Requite
• Sure
• Wall

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings