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1 Samuel 25:24

and fell at his feet Apparently she first prostrated herself and did the usual obeisance as soon as she saw David, while he was still some distance off, and then afterwards approached and knelt down at his feet in the posture of a suppliant to make her petition.

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  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 25 _ 1. The death of Samuel (1 Samuel 25:1)_ 2. Nabal and his refusal (1 Samuel 25:2) 3. Abigail's deed and her prayer (1 Samuel 25:14) 4. David's answer to Abigail ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 SAMUEL 25:1 A. (TO RAMAH). DEATH AND BURIAL OF SAMUEL. (An editorial addition.) 1 SAMUEL 25:1. IN HIS HOUSE: in the grounds belonging to it. 1 Samuel 25:1 b -...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    INIQUITY. Hebrew. _avah._ App-44....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    WHEN ABIGAIL SAW DAVID, &C.— Abigail was a woman of distinguished merit. She had the advantage of a beautiful person, set off by an excellent understanding, a graceful address, and uncommon prudence;...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _Abigail Appeals to David._ 1 Samuel 25:14-38 14 But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed o...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ NO JFB COMMENTARY...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    DEATH OF SAMUEL. THE INCIDENT OF NABAL. DAVID AND ABIGAIL 1. Paran] That part of the desert between Sinai and Palestine which bordered on Judah....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 25 SAMUEL THE *PROPHET DIES V1 Samuel died. All the *Israelites met together and were very sad. Then they buried Samuel in his home town of Ra...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ תִּפֹּל֙ עַל ־רַגְלָ֔יו וַ תֹּ֕אמֶר בִּי

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXXII. _ DAVID AND NABAL._ 1 Samuel 25:1. WE should be forming far too low an estimate of the character of the people of Israel if we did not believe that they were very profoundly moved by...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A WISE WOMAN'S PLEA 1 Samuel 25:18 What a contrast between the sordid Nabal and his beautiful wife-as lovely in disposition as in face! What a terrible trial for such a woman to be united with a man...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    We now have the account of Samuel's death. Notwithstanding all Israel's failure to realize his high ideals, it was impossible that they should not recognize his greatness, and it is easy to believe th...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Iniquity, or the punishment of this fault, ver. 28. (Calmet) --- She wishes to divest the mind of David from the consideration of her husband's incivility; and, after condemning it herself, insinuate...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (18) В¶ Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hund...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    We enter now on a portion of David's history sensibly different from what we have already had, which closed with the efforts of Jonathan to restore matters and to attach Saul to him at least openly. J...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    At length Samuel dies. This forms an epoch, because he who was the true link between the people and God was gone. Israel acknowledged him when dead, although they had despised him while living. And no...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND FELL AT HIS FEET,.... As an humble supplicant, having a favour to ask of him; it is very probable David was on foot: AND SAID, UPON ME, MY LORD, [UPON] ME [LET] THIS INIQUITY [BE]; which her husb...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 24. _Upo...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Upon me, my lord, let this iniquity be_, &c. Impute Nabal's sin to me; and, if thou pleasest, punish it in me, who here offer myself as a sacrifice to thy just indignation. This whole speech of Abiga...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Samuel dieth. 2 Dauid in Paran sendeth to Nabal. 10 Prouoked by Nabals churlishnesse, hee mindeth to destroy him. 14 Abigail vnderstanding thereof, 18 taketh a present, 23 and by her wisedome...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Abigail's Tact and Prudence...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    and fell at his feet, humbling herself more and more before him, AND SAID, UPON ME, MY LORD, UPON ME, LET THIS INIQUITY BE, the blame or guilt for this unfortunate affair; AND LET THINE HANDMAID, I PR...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    David's moral victory over Saul and over his own natural instincts has been most admirable. However, in this chapter we see him showing just the opposite attitude. It seems hardly possible that this c...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    AUDIENCE: _ Heb._ ears...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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 pet...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    UPON ME LET THIS INIQUITY BE; impute Nabal's sin to me, and, if thou pleasest, punish it in me, who here offer myself as a sacrifice to thy just indignation. This whole speech of Abigail is done with...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 25:24 fell H5307 (H8799) feet H7272 said H559 (H8799) lord H113 iniquity H5771 maidservant H519 speak...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ABIGAIL AVERTS DISASTER (1 SAMUEL 25:20). Abigail rides to meet David, takes all the guilt on herself, and begs him to show mercy, not only for her sake but for his own, so that he will not be guilty...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ABIGAIL INFORMS NABAL OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED AND NABAL HAS A HEART ATTACK AND DIES (1 SAMUEL 25:6 B). On receiving news from Abigail about how close they had come to disaster Nabal had a stroke and die...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Samuel's death; David and Nabal. Abigail becomes David's wife, and also Ahinoam. CHARACTERS: God, David, Samuel, Nabal, Abigail. CONCLUSION: Let the believer be encouraged to commit his ca...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Samuel 25:1. _Samuel died,_ four months, say the rabbins, before the death of Saul. The elders of the nation from all the tribes attended, to behold the glory of a setting sun, which left its lustre...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 25:23 ABIGAIL warns David not to shed innocent blood. It would not be good for the future king to have killed fellow Israelites. He must let God remove his enemies, not take...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 25:2. “MAON.” A city of Judah (Joshua 15:55), situated on a hill now called _Tell Main_, about seven or eight miles south of Hebron. It is now in ruins. “CARMEL...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION DEATH OF SAMUEL (1 Samuel 25:1). 1 SAMUEL 25:1 AND SAMUEL DIED. According to Josephus, Samuel had for eighteen years been contemporaneous with Saul's kingdom. If this calculation, which p...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Now Samuel died; and all of the Israelites were gathered together, and lamenting him, and they buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. And there wa...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 25:28; 2 Kings 4:37; 2 Samuel 14:12; 2 Samuel 14:9; Esther 8:

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    And said, &c. — Impute Nabal's sin to me, and if thou pleasest, punish it in me, who here offer myself as a sacrifice to thy just indignation. This whole speech of Abigail shews great wisdom, by an ab...

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