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

22I pray that God will punish me if I do not kill all the men in Nabal's family by tomorrow morning.’ 23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey. She bent her body down low on the ground to respect David. She lay down at his feet. She said to David, ‘My master, I am the one who is guilty. I am your servant. Please let me say something and please listen to me. 25Please sir, do not think about that wicked man Nabal. His name means “fool” and he really is a fool. But as for me, I did not see the young men that you sent. 26I know this as surely as the Lord lives and as surely as you live: The Lord has stopped you from killing anyone today. You could have done that, but he has not let you do it. I pray that God will punish all your enemies in the same way that he will punish 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

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 in to the room. She bent down low near Elisha's feet with her face towards the ground. Then she took her son and she left the room.
• Esther 8:3Then Esther went again to speak to the king. She threw herself down at his feet and she wept. She wanted him to stop Haman's evil idea to kill all the Jews.
• Matthew 18:29The other servant went down on his knees in front of the first servant. He said, “Please, please give me some more time, then I will give you the money.”
• 1 Samuel 25:28I am your servant. Please forgive me for any sin. I know that the Lord will always choose someone from your family to be Israel's king. The Lord will do that because you fight battles on his behalf. I pray that you will not do any evil thing in your whole life.
• Genesis 44:33Please sir, let me stay here as your slave, instead of the boy. Let the boy return home with his brothers.
• 2 Samuel 14:9Then the woman said to the king, ‘My lord the king, I pray that nobody will think that you have done anything wrong. They should call me guilty, but not you or your family.’
• Genesis 44:18Then Judah went and he spoke to Joseph. He said, ‘Please, my lord. Let me speak to you. You have all of Pharaoh's authority, but please do not be angry with me, your servant.
• 2 Samuel 14:12Then the woman said, ‘Please sir, there is one other thing that I want to tell you.’ King David said, ‘Tell me.’

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