1 Samuel 25:24

Tree of Life Version

As she fell at his feet, she pleaded, “On me, only me, my lord, be the punishment! But please, let your maidservant speak in your ears, and listen to the words of your maidservant.

Cross References

Genesis 44:18

Then Judah approached him and said, “I beg your pardon, my lord. Please let your servant say a word in my lord’s ears, and don’t be angry with your servant, since you are like Pharaoh.

2 Samuel 14:12

Then the woman said, “Please, let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king.” “Say on,” he said.

2 Samuel 14:9

The woman of Tekoa said to the king, “My lord the king, let the iniquity be on me and on my father’s house but may the king and his throne be innocent.”

2 Samuel 20:17

When he approached her, the woman asked, “Are you Joab?” “I am,” he answered. Then she said to him, “Listen to the words of your handmaid.” “I’m listening,” he answered.

2 Kings 4:37

She came, fell at his feet and bowed down to the ground. Then she picked up her son and went out.

Esther 8:3

Esther again pleaded with the king, falling at his feet and weeping. She pleaded with him to stop the evil of Haman the Agagite and his plan that he had devised against the Jews.

Proverbs 25:15

Through patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue can break a bone.

Ecclesiastes 10:4

If a ruler’s spirit rises up against you, do not leave your post, for composure allays great offences.

Matthew 18:29

“So his fellow slave fell down and kept begging him, saying, ‘Be patient with me, and I’ll pay you back.’

1 Samuel 24:8

David also rose afterward, went out of the cave, and called out after Saul saying, “My lord the king!” When Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and prostrated himself.

1 Samuel 25:23

When Abigail saw David, she quickly dismounted from her donkey, fell before David on her face and bowed down to the ground.

1 Samuel 25:25

Please my lord, pay no attention to this worthless fellow, Nabal, for as his name is, so is he—Nabal is his name and disgraceful folly is with him. But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.

1 Samuel 25:28

Please, forgive the trespass of your maidservant. For Adonai will certainly make an enduring house for my lord, because my lord is fighting the battles of Adonai. So let no wrongdoing be found in you all your days.