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1 Samuel 25:40-42
New International Version
1 Samuel 25:40-42
New International Version
40 His servants went to Carmel and said to Abigail, “David has sent us to you to take you to become his wife.”
41 She bowed down with her face to the ground and said, “I am your servant and am ready to serve you and wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” 42 Abigail(A) quickly got on a donkey and, attended by her five female servants, went with David’s messengers and became his wife.
1 Samuel 25:40-42
King James Version
1 Samuel 25:40-42
King James Version
40 And when the servants of David were come to Abigail to Carmel, they spake unto her, saying, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife.
41 And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
42 And Abigail hasted, and arose and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife.
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1 Samuel 25:40-42
New King James Version
1 Samuel 25:40-42
New King James Version
40 When the servants of David had come to Abigail at Carmel, they spoke to her saying, “David sent us to you, to ask you to become his wife.”
41 Then she arose, bowed her face to the earth, and said, “Here is your maidservant, a servant to (A)wash the feet of the servants of my lord.” 42 So Abigail rose in haste and rode on a donkey, [a]attended by five of her maidens; and she followed the messengers of David, and became his wife.
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- 1 Samuel 25:42 Lit. with five of her maidens at her feet
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