1 Samuel 25:23 “When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown,…”

1 Samuel 25:23

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

World English Bible

When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off her donkey, and fell before David on her face and bowed herself to the ground.

American Standard Version

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and alighted from her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when Abigail sawe Dauid, she hasted and lighted off her asse, and fell before Dauid on her face, and bowed her selfe to the ground,

Darby Translation

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

Young's Literal Translation

And Abigail seeth David, and hasteth and cometh down from off the ass, and falleth before David on her face, and boweth herself to the earth,

Bible in Basic English

And when Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her ass, falling down on her face before him.

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Cross references

“lighted”

Joshua 15:18 Judges 1:14

Joshua 15:18 · BSB

One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

Judges 1:14 · BSB

One day Acsah came to Othniel and urged him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you desire?”

“fell”

1 Samuel 20:41 1 Samuel 24:8

1 Samuel 20:41 · BSB

When the young man had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone, fell facedown, and bowed three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept together—though David wept more.

1 Samuel 24:8 · BSB

After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called out to Saul, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed facedown in reverence

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

22May God punish David, and ever so severely, if I let one male belonging to Nabal survive until morning.”

24She fell at his feet and said, “My lord, may the blame be on me alone, but please let your servant speak to you; hear the words of your servant.

Read 1 Samuel 25