²³ Then Abigail saw David; so she hurried and dismounted from her donkey and fell on her face ^[a]before David ^(A)and bowed herself to the ground. ²⁴ And she fell at his feet and said, “On me ^[b]alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your maidservant speak in your ears, and listen to the words of your maidservant.

³¹ Then Bathsheba bowed with her ^[a]face to the ground, and prostrated herself ^[b]before the king and said, “^(A)May my lord King David live forever.”