²³ When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and knelt down with her face to the ground and paid homage to David.^{(A) 24} She knelt at his feet and said, “The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.

³¹ Bathsheba knelt low with her face to the ground, paying homage to the king,^(A) and said, “May my lord King David live forever!” ^(B)