'Quickly' in the Bible

Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” The man quickly came and reported to Eli.

If you go quickly, you can catch up with him before he goes to the high place to eat. The people won’t eat until he comes because he must bless the sacrifice; after that, the guests can eat. Go up immediately—you can find him now.”

When the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly to the battle line to meet the Philistine.

If your father misses me at all, say, ‘David urgently requested my permission to quickly go to his town Bethlehem for an annual sacrifice there involving the whole clan.’

Then a messenger came to Saul saying, “Come quickly, because the Philistines have raided the land!”

When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and fell with her face to the ground in front of David.

Otherwise, as surely as the Lord God of Israel lives, who prevented me from harming you, if you had not come quickly to meet me, Nabal wouldn’t have had any men left by morning light.”

Then Abigail got up quickly, and with her five female servants accompanying her, rode on the donkey following David’s messengers. And so she became his wife.

The woman had a fattened calf at her house, and she quickly slaughtered it. She also took flour, kneaded it, and baked unleavened bread.