English Standard Version
1 Samuel 25:24
24She 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)She fell at his feet and said, “I accept all blame in this matter, my lord. Please listen to what I have to say.
Context of 1 Samuel 25:24
22God do so to the enemies of David and more also, if by morning I leave so much as one male of all who belong to him." 23When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground. 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. 25Let not my lord regard this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent. 26Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, because the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from saving with your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as 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 and fell at his feet, bowing to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.
- Esther 8:3Then Esther spoke again to the king. She fell at his feet and wept and pleaded with him to avert the evil plan of Haman the Agagite and the plot that he had devised against the Jews.
- Matthew 18:29So his fellow servant fell down and pleaded with him, 'Have patience with me, and I will pay you.'
- 1 Samuel 25:28Please forgive the trespass of your servant. For the Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the Lord, and evil shall not be found in you so long as you live.
- Genesis 44:33Now therefore, please let your servant remain instead of the boy as a servant to my lord, and let the boy go back with his brothers.
- 2 Samuel 14:9And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, "On me be the guilt, my lord the king, and on my father's house; let the king and his throne be guiltless."
- Genesis 44:18Then Judah went up to him and said, "Oh, my lord, please let your servant speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not your anger burn against your servant, for you are like Pharaoh himself.
- 2 Samuel 14:12Then the woman said, "Please let your servant speak a word to my lord the king." He said, "Speak."
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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