1 Samuel 25:24

A Conservative Version

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.

Cross References

Esther 8:3

And Esther spoke yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews.

2 Samuel 14:9

And the woman of Tekoa said to the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father's house, and the king and his throne be guiltless.

1 Samuel 25:28

Forgive, I pray thee, the trespass of thy handmaid. For LORD will certainly make my lord a sure house, because my lord fights the battles of LORD, and evil shall not be found in thee all thy days.

2 Kings 4:37

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

Matthew 18:29

So his fellow bondman having fallen down at his feet, besought him, saying, Be patience toward me, and I will pay thee.

2 Samuel 14:12

Then the woman said, Let thy handmaid, I pray thee, speak a word to my lord the king. And he said, Say on.

Genesis 44:18

Then Judah came near to him, and said, Oh, my lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant, for thou are even as Pharaoh.

1 Samuel 24:8

David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth, and did obeisance.

1 Samuel 25:23

And when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

1 Samuel 25:25

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal, for as his name is, so is he. Nabal is his name, and folly is with him. But I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord whom thou sent.

Proverbs 25:15

By long-suffering a ruler is persuaded, and a soft tongue breaks the bone.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If the spirit of the ruler rises up against thee, leave not thy place, for deference allays great offences.

2 Samuel 20:17

And he came near to her, and the woman said, Are thou Joab? And he answered, I am. Then she said to him, Hear the words of thy handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.