Translations
Modern
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
Traditional
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,
Literal
And Abigail saw David, and she hurried and dismounted from the donkey, and she fell before the face of David on her face and she bowed herself to the earth,
Latin
Cum autem vidisset Abigail David, festinavit, et descendit de asino, et procidit coram David super faciem suam, et adoravit super terram,
Original
Hebrew
English
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey, fell facedown, and bowed before him.
Notes
This story about Nabal falls between two accounts in which Saul pursued David and David spared Saul’s life. Nabal was similar to Saul.
Events
People
Abigail: Wife of Nabal, later married David David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ
Glossary
Abigail David Donkey John the Baptist Meunim, Meunites Nabal Samuel, Books of First and Second Warfare
Topics
Decision: Abigail Diplomacy of Abigail Donkey: Domesticated used for Riding Fig: Cakes of, Sent by Abigail to David Intercession: Abigail for Nabal Nabal: History of Obsequiousness: Abigail Prudence: Abigail Prudence: Abigail, in Averting David's Anger Salutations by Bowing Tact: Nabal's Wife Wife: Tactful Abigail