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22 May God curse me if even one of his men remains alive by tomorrow morning!”

23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly dismounted and bowed low before him.

24 “I accept all blame in this matter, my lord,” she said. “Please listen to what I want to say.

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22 May God deal with David,[a] be it ever so severely,(A) if by morning I leave alive one male(B) of all who belong to him!”

23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground.(C) 24 She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,(D) and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:22 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew with David’s enemies