1 Samuel 25:28

the trespass of thine handmaid She takes the blame of the wrong done to David upon herself, as in v.24.

for theLord, &c. Abigail grounds her request on the conviction that David will succeed to the kingdom, when, as she points out in 1 Samuel 25:30, such an act of violence as he was minded to commit would be a burden on his conscience. Her conviction rests (1) on the fact that he has proved himself the champion of Jehovah's people (see on 1 Samuel 18:17); (2) on his blameless life. Doubtless the nation was already anxiously looking forward to David as its future king.

will certainly make my lord a sure house Will establish him and his posterity on the throne. For the phrase see 1 Samuel 2:35; and compare the promise in 2 Samuel 7:16. The same epithet is applied to David himself in 1 Samuel 22:14 (E. V. faithful).

evil hath not been found in thee Cp. 1 Samuel 24:11; Psalms 7:3. David's generous and winning character was in sharp contrast to Saul's jealous suspicion and mad cruelty.