Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face before David
King James Version
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,
Holman Bible
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and fell with her face to the ground in front of David.
International Standard Version
When Abigail saw David, she quickly got down from the donkey and fell on her face before David, prostrating herself on the ground.
A Conservative Version
And when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
American Standard Version
And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and alighted from her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
Amplified
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from the donkey, and
Bible in Basic English
And when Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her ass, falling down on her face before him.
Darby Translation
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,
Julia Smith Translation
And Abigail will see David, and will hasten, and will come down from the ass, and fall before David upon her face, and will worship him to the earth.
King James 2000
And when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and got off the donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
Lexham Expanded Bible
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got down from the donkey and fell on her face before {David's anger}, and she bowed down to the ground.
Modern King James verseion
And Abigail saw David and hurried and dismounted from the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When Abigail saw David, she hasted and lighted off her ass and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
NET Bible
When Abigail saw David, she got down quickly from the donkey, threw herself down before David, and bowed to the ground.
New Heart English Bible
When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and got off from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
The Emphasized Bible
And, when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and alighted from off her ass, - and fell down before David upon her face, and prostrated herself on the ground;
Webster
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.
World English Bible
When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
Youngs Literal Translation
And 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,
Themes
Ass (donkey) » Domesticated » Used for riding
Decision » Instances of » Abigail
Diplomacy » Instances of » Of abigail
Fig » Cakes of, sent by abigail to david
intercession » Instances of » Abigail for nabal
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Obsequiousness » Instances of » Abigail
Prudence » Instances of » Abigail, in averting david's anger
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 25:23
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abigail Intercedes For Nabal
22
May God punish me if I do not kill every one of those men before morning!
23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried and dismounted from her donkey, and fell on her face before David
Cross References
1 Samuel 20:41
After the boy left, David got up from behind the pile of stones. He fell on his knees and bowed with his face to the ground three times. Both he and Jonathan cried as they kissed each other. David's grief was even greater than Jonathan's.
Joshua 15:18
She came to him and convinced him to ask of her father for a field. She dismounted her donkey and Caleb said to her: What do you wish?
Judges 1:14
When she came to him she persuaded him to ask her father for a field. When she got off her donkey Caleb said to her: What do you wish?
1 Samuel 24:8
Then David got up and left the cave. He called to Saul: My lord! When Saul looked back. David knelt down with his face touching the ground.