39 ¶ Now when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the Lord, that hath [a]judged the cause of my rebuke of the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the Lord hath recompensed the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. Also David sent to commune with Abigail, to [b]take her to his wife.

40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us to thee, to take thee to his wife.

41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:39 Or, revenged.
  2. 1 Samuel 25:39 For he had experience of her great godliness, wisdom and humility.

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