23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.


In Context

20 And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and behold, David and his men came down over against her; and she met them.

21 (Now David had said, Surely in vain have I kept all that this man hath in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained to him: and he hath requited me evil for good.

22 So and more also do God to the enemies of David, if I leave of all that pertain to him by the morning light any male person.)

23 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.

24 And fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thy audience, and hear the words of thy handmaid.

25 Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

1 Samuel 25:23 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

25:23When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

25:23And when Abigail saw David she made haste and lighted off the ass, and fell before David, on her face, and adored upon the ground.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

25:23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and alighted from her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

25:23And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

25:23When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

25:23And 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

25:23And when Abigail saw David, she hurried, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,