1 Samuel 25:20

1 Samuel 25:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
• New International Version (NIV)As she came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, there were David and his men descending toward her, and she met them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And as she rode on the donkey and came down under cover of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So it was, as she rode on the donkey, that she went down under cover of the hill; and there were David and his men, coming down toward her, and she met them.

Context of 1 Samuel 25:20

18Abigail quickly got some food. She got 200 loaves of bread, two leather bags of wine, five sheep that she had cooked, and five jars of grain that she had cooked. She also got 100 blocks of raisins and 200 blocks of dried figs. She put all these things on some donkeys. 19She said to her servants, ‘You go first and I will follow you.’ But she did not tell her husband Nabal what she was doing. Abigail rode her donkey along the path beside a mountain. Then she saw David and his men as they were coming towards her. So they all met each other. 21David had just said to his men, ‘I kept Nabal's people and all his things safe in the desert. We did not take anything from him. But that has not helped us. I was kind to him, but he has done an evil thing to me in return. 22I pray that God will punish me if I do not kill all the men in Nabal's family by tomorrow morning.’

1 Samuel 25:20 word by word

וְהָיָ֞ה הִ֣יא׀ רֹכֶ֣בֶת עַֽל־הַחֲמ֗וֹר וְיֹרֶ֙דֶת֙ בְּסֵ֣תֶר הָהָ֔ר וְהִנֵּ֤ה דָוִד֙ וַאֲנָשָׁ֔יו יֹרְדִ֖ים לִקְרָאתָ֑הּ וַתִּפְגֹּ֖שׁ אֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• she rodeרָכַבrâkab · to rideH7392
• on the assחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• that she came downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• by the covertסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• of the hillהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
• and, behold, Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and his menאֱנוֹשׁ'ĕnôsh · humanH582
• againstקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• her; and she metפָּגַשׁpâgash · to meetH6298

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 25:20

• 2 Kings 4:24Then she prepared the donkey. She said to her servant, ‘You go ahead and lead! Go as fast as you can unless I say, “Go more slowly.” ’

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 25:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20She came down - and David - came down - David was coming down Mount Paran; Abigail was coming down from Carmel. - Calmet.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The covert of the hill - Probably a defile or glen, literally a “secret place,” as in 1 Samuel 19:2. She was riding down into this glen from one side, while David and his men were descending the opposite hill. It is perhaps mentioned that she came by this “secret place,” because she chose this path to escape the observation of her husband or of anyone else.Read the comment
• 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 25:20

• Decision
• Fig
• Nabal
• Prudence
• Tact
• Wife

In the dictionaries

• David
• Abigail
• Conversant
• Covert
• 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