21 Now David had said, “Surely in vain I have protected all that this fellow has in the wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that belongs to him. And he has (A)repaid me evil for good. 22 (B)May God do so, and more also, to the enemies of David, if I (C)leave (D)one male of all who belong to him by morning light.”

23 Now when Abigail saw David, she (E)dismounted quickly from the donkey, fell on her face before David, and bowed down to the ground.

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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)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:22 Some Septuagint manuscripts; Hebrew with David’s enemies