He entrusted them to his slaves as separate herds and said to them, ‘Go on ahead of me, and leave some distance between the herds.’
1 Samuel 25:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then she said to her male servants, ‘Go ahead of me. I will be right behind you.’ But she did not tell her husband, Nabal. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And she said to her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she did not tell her husband Nabal. American Standard Version (1901) And she said unto her young men, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. Common English Bible and told her servants, “Go on ahead of me. I’ll be right behind you.” But she didn’t tell her husband Nabal. Catholic Public Domain Version And she said to her servants: "Go before me. Behold, I will follow after your back." But she did not reveal it to her husband, Nabal. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And she said to her servants: Go before me. Behold, I will follow after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. |
He entrusted them to his slaves as separate herds and said to them, ‘Go on ahead of me, and leave some distance between the herds.’
He also told the second one, the third, and everyone who was walking behind the animals, ‘Say the same thing to Esau when you find him.
You are also to say, “Look, your servant Jacob is right behind us.” ’ For he thought, ‘I want to appease Esau with the gift that is going ahead of me. After that, I can face him, and perhaps he will forgive me.’
So the gift was sent on ahead of him while he remained in the camp that night.
That same day Saul’s son Jonathan said to the attendant who carried his weapons, ‘Come on, let’s cross over to the Philistine garrison on the other side.’ However, he did not tell his father.
As she rode the donkey down a mountain pass hidden from view, she saw David and his men coming towards her and met them.
Then Abigail went to Nabal, and there he was in his house, holding a feast fit for a king. Nabal’s heart was cheerful, and he was very drunk, so she didn’t say anything to him until morning light.