1 Samuel 25:20

And so it was, as she was riding on her ass, and descending within the covert of the hill, lo! David and his men, descending over against her,—so she met them.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

19And she said to her young men—Pass on before me, behold me coming after you; but, to her husband, Nabal, told she nothing.

21Now, David, had said—Surely, in vain, did I guard all that pertained to this man in the wilderness, so that there was, nothing, missed of all that he had,—seeing he hath returned to me evil for good.

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Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:19-32

Abigail Meets David. ( b. c. 1057.) 18 Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. 19 And she said unto her servants, Go on before me; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. 20 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… Read the whole commentary →

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