1Sa 25:24-33 | NASB1995 | STEP | She fell at his feet and said , “On me alone , my lord , be the blame . And please let your maidservant speak to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant .

1 Samuel 25:24-33

24 She fell at his feet and said, “On me ^{▼▼ Lit even me}alone, my lord, be the blame. And please let your maidservant speak ^{▼▼ Lit in your ears}to you, and listen to the words of your maidservant. 25 “Please do not let my lord ^{▼▼ Lit set his heart to}pay attention to this ^{▼▼ Lit man of Belial}worthless man, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. ^{▼▼ I.e. Fool}Nabal is his name and folly is with him; but I your maidservant did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

26 “Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, since the Lord has restrained you from ^{▼▼ Lit coming in with blood}shedding blood, and ^gfrom ^{▼▼ Lit saving}avenging yourself by your own hand, now then ⁱlet your enemies and those who seek evil against my lord, be as Nabal. 27 “Now let ^jthis ^{▼▼ Lit blessing}gift which your maidservant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who ^{▼▼ Lit walk at the feet of}accompany my lord. 28 “Please forgive ^mthe transgression of your maidservant; for ⁿthe Lord will certainly make for my lord an enduring house, because my lord is ^ofighting the battles of the Lord, and ^pevil will not be found in you all your days. 29 “Should anyone rise up to pursue you and to seek your ^{▼▼ Lit soul}life, then the ^{▼▼ Lit soul}life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God; but the ^{▼▼ Lit soul}lives of your enemies ^tHe will sling out ^{▼▼ Lit in the midst}as from the hollow of a sling. 30 “And when the Lord does for my lord according to all the good that He has spoken concerning you, and ^vappoints you ruler over Israel, 31 this will not ^{▼▼ Lit become staggering to you or a stumbling of the heart}cause grief or a troubled heart to my lord, both by having shed blood without cause and by my lord having ^{▼▼ Lit saved}avenged himself. ^yWhen the Lord deals well with my lord, then remember your maidservant.”

32 Then David said to Abigail, ^z“Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me, 33 and blessed be your discernment, and blessed be you, ^aawho have kept me this day from ^{▼▼ Lit coming in with blood}bloodshed and from ^{▼▼ Lit saving}avenging myself by my own hand.