Christian Standard Bible
1 Samuel 25:24
24She knelt at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.
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 me and do so severely if I let any of his males survive until morning.” 23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and knelt down with her face to the ground and paid homage to David. She knelt at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant. 25My lord should pay no attention to this worthless fool Nabal, for he lives up to his name: His name means ‘stupid,’ and stupidity is all he knows. I, your servant, didn’t see my lord’s young men whom you sent. 26Now my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live— it is the Lord who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand—may your enemies and those who intend to harm my lord be like Nabal.
Read all of 1 Samuel 251 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
Words taken from the KJV.
- And fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: fallH5307
- at his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
- and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
- Upon me, my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113
- iniquityעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: guiltH5771
- and let thine handmaidאָמָה'âmâh · maidservantH519
- I pray thee, speakדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
- in thine audienceאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · ear: to earsH241
- and hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- of thine handmaidאֲנִי'ănîy · IH589
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:24
- 2 Kings 4:37She came, fell at his feet, and bowed to the ground; she picked up her son and left.
- Esther 8:3Then Esther addressed the king again. She fell at his feet, wept, and begged him to revoke the evil of Haman the Agagite and his plot he had devised against the Jews.
- Matthew 18:29“At this, his fellow servant fell down and began begging him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back.’
- 1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive your servant’s offense, for the Lord is certain to make a lasting dynasty for my lord because he fights the Lord’s battles. Throughout your life, may evil not be found in you.
- Genesis 44:33Now please let your servant remain here as my lord’s slave, in place of the boy. Let him go back with his brothers.
- 2 Samuel 14:9Then the woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, may any blame be on me and my father’s family, and may the king and his throne be innocent.”
- Genesis 44:18But Judah approached him and said, “My lord, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are like Pharaoh.
- 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
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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
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