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1 Samuel 25:21-23
Complete Jewish Bible
1 Samuel 25:21-23
Complete Jewish Bible
21 David had said, “What a waste it has been guarding everything this fellow has in the desert, so that nothing of his was missing! He has repaid me bad for good!” 22 Then he swore, “May God do the same and more to David’s enemies if I leave alive even one male of everything he owns.”
23 When Avigayil saw David, she hurried to dismount from her donkey, fell on her face in front of David and bowed down to the ground.
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1 Samuel 25:21-23
New International Version
1 Samuel 25:21-23
New International Version
21 David had just said, “It’s been useless—all my watching over this fellow’s property in the wilderness so that nothing of his was missing.(A) He has paid(B) me back evil(C) for good. 22 May God deal with David,[a] be it ever so severely,(D) if by morning I leave alive one male(E) 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.(F)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 25:22 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew with David’s enemies
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