1 Samuel 25:23-25
English Standard Version Anglicised
23 When Abigail saw David, she hurried (A)and got down from the donkey (B)and fell before David on her face and bowed to the ground. 24 She fell at his feet and said, (C)“On me alone, my lord, be the guilt. Please let your servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your servant. 25 Let not my lord regard (D)this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal[a] is his name, and folly is with him. But I your servant did not see the young men of my lord, whom you sent.
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- 1 Samuel 25:25 Nabal means fool
1 Samuel 25:23-25
New International Version
23 When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and bowed down before David with her face to the ground.(A) 24 She fell at his feet and said: “Pardon your servant, my lord,(B) and let me speak to you; hear what your servant has to say. 25 Please pay no attention, my lord, to that wicked man Nabal. He is just like his name—his name means Fool(C),(D) and folly goes with him. And as for me, your servant, I did not see the men my lord sent.
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