1 Samuel 25:24 - The Scriptures 1998

²⁴ and fell at his feet and said, “On me, my master, let this crookedness be on me! And please let your female servant speak in your ears, and hear the words of your female servant.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁴ and fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me let this iniquity be: and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the words of thine handmaid.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁴ Kneeling at his feet she said, Upon me alone let this guilt be, my lord. And let your handmaid, I pray you, speak in your presence, and hear the words of your handmaid.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁴ And she fell at his feet, and said, Upon me, my lord, upon me be the iniquity; and let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine ears, and hear thou the words of thy handmaid.

Common English Bible

²⁴ She fell at his feet and said, “Put the blame on me, my master! But please let me, your servant, speak to you directly. Please listen to what your servant has to say.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁴ And she fell at his feet, and she said: "May this iniquity be upon me, my lord. I beg you, let your handmaid speak to your ears, and listen to the words of your servant.

1 Samuel 25:24 Cross References

Genesis 44:18

And Yehuḏ

2 Samuel 14:12

And the woman said, “Please, let your female servant speak a word to my master the sovereign.” And he said, “Speak.”

2 Samuel 14:9

And the woman of Teqowa said to the sovereign, “My master, O sovereign, let the crookedness be on me and on my father’s house, and the sovereign and his throne be guiltless.”

2 Samuel 20:17

And he came near to her, and the woman said, “Are you Yo’aḇ

2 Kings 4:37

Then she went in and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and picked up her son and went out.

Esther 8:3

And Estĕ

Proverbs 25:15

Through patience a ruler is persuaded, And a soft tongue shatters a bone.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your post, for calmness lays to rest great faults.

Matthew 18:29

“Then his fellow servant fell down at his feet and begged him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I shall pay you all.’

1 Samuel 24:8

And afterward Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 25:23

And Aḇ

1 Samuel 25:25

“Please, let not my master regard this man of Beliyaʽ

1 Samuel 25:28

“Please forgive the transgression of your female servant. For יהוה  is certainly making a steadfast house for my master, because my master fights the battles of יהוה, and evil is not found in you in all your days.