On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head came from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.
1 Samuel 25:23 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off the donkey and knelt down with her face to the ground and paid homage to David. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When Abigail saw David, she hastened and lighted off the donkey, and fell before David on her face and did obeisance. American Standard Version (1901) And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and alighted from her ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground. Common English Bible When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey and fell facedown before him, bowing low to the ground. Catholic Public Domain Version Then, when Abigail had seen David, she hurried and descended from the donkey. And she fell upon her face before David, and she reverenced on the ground. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when Abigail saw David she made haste and lighted off the ass, and fell before David, on her face, and adored upon the ground. |
On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head came from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid homage.
When the woman from Tekoa came to the king, she fell face down to the ground, paid homage, and said, ‘Help me, Your Majesty! ’
Ahimaaz called out to the king, ‘All is well,’ and paid homage to the king with his face to the ground. He continued, ‘Blessed be the Lord your God! He delivered up the men who rebelled against my lord the king.’
Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul came to David, fell face down, and paid homage. David said, ‘Mephibosheth! ’ ‘I am your servant,’ he replied.
David came to Ornan, and when Ornan looked and saw David, he left the threshing-floor and bowed to David with his face to the ground.
When she arrived, she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, ‘What can I do for you? ’
When she arrived, she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, ‘What do you want? ’
She fell face down, bowed to the ground, and said to him, ‘Why have I found favour with you, so that you notice me, although I am a foreigner? ’
When the servant had gone, David got up from the south side of the stone Ezel, fell face down to the ground, and paid homage three times. Then he and Jonathan kissed each other and wept with each other, though David wept more.
After that, David got up, went out of the cave, and called to Saul, ‘My lord the king! ’ When Saul looked behind him, David knelt low with his face to the ground and paid homage.
She knelt at his feet and said, ‘The guilt is mine, my lord, but please let your servant speak to you directly. Listen to the words of your servant.
She stood up, paid homage with her face to the ground, and said, ‘Here I am, your servant, a slave to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.’