SEV Biblia, Chapter 25:23
Y cuando Abigail vio a David, se bajó prestamente del asno, y postrándose delante de David sobre su rostro, se inclinó a tierra;
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 23. And when Abigail saw David , etc.] Whom she either knew personally, or rather supposed who he was by the number of men that followed him: she hasted, and alighted off the ass ; on which she rode: and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground ; in respect to, and reverence of, so great a person as David was.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 18-31 - By a present Abigail atoned for Nabal's denial of David's request. He behaviour was very submissive. Yielding pacifies great offences. Sh puts herself in the place of a penitent, and of a petitioner. She coul not excuse her husband's conduct. She depends not upon her ow reasonings, but on God's grace, to soften David, and expects that grac would work powerfully. She says that it was below him to take vengeanc on so weak and despicable an enemy as Nabal, who, as he would do him n kindness, so he could do him no hurt. She foretells the glorious end of David's present troubles. God will preserve thy life; therefore it becomes not thee unjustly and unnecessarily to take away the lives of any, especially of the people of thy God and Saviour. Abigail keep this argument for the last, as very powerful with so good a man; tha the less he indulged his passion, the more he consulted his peace an the repose of his own conscience. Many have done that in a heat, whic they have a thousand times wished undone again. The sweetness of revenge is soon turned into bitterness. When tempted to sin, we shoul consider how it will appear when we think upon it afterwards.
Original Hebrew
ותרא 7200 אביגיל 26 את 853 דוד 1732 ותמהר 4116 ותרד 3381 מעל 5921 החמור 2543 ותפל 5307 לאפי 639 דוד 1732 על 5921 פניה 6440 ותשׁתחו 7812 ארץ׃ 776
