As Abigail came riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming down toward her, and she met them.
Parallel translations
- WEB As she rode on her donkey, and came down by the covert of the mountain, that behold, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them.
- KJV And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
- NKJV So it was, as she rode on the donkey, that she went down under cover of the hill; and there were David and his men, coming down toward her, and she met them.
- NASB And it happened as she was riding on her donkey and coming down by the hidden part of the mountain, that behold, David and his men were coming down toward her; so she met them.
- NLT As she was riding her donkey into a mountain ravine, she saw David and his men coming toward her.
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As Abigail rides down the mountain, she meets David and his men coming against her. The two parties converge at the decisive moment.
Overview
Riding down a hidden path, Abigail encounters David's armed band advancing toward Nabal's household. The timing, with the peacemaker meeting the avenger just before disaster, reveals God's providential ordering of events. The encounter is the pivot on which the threatened bloodshed will be averted.
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- 2 Kgs 4:24Then she saddled the donkey and told her servant, “Drive onward; do not slow the pace for me unless I tell you.”
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