1 Samuel 25:39-42 And when David heard that Nabal was dead , he said , Blessed be the LORD , that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal , and hath kept his servant from evil : for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head . And David sent and communed with Abigail , to take her to him to wife.

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39 H1732 And when David H8085 heard [H8799] H5037 that Nabal H4191 was dead [H8804] H559 , he said [H8799] H1288 , Blessed [H8803] H3068 be the LORD H7378 , that hath pleaded [H8804] H7379 the cause H2781 of my reproach H3027 from the hand H5037 of Nabal H2820 , and hath kept [H8804] H5650 his servant H7451 from evil H3068 : for the LORD H7725 hath returned [H8689] H7451 the wickedness H5037 of Nabal H7218 upon his own head H1732 . And David H7971 sent [H8799] H1696 and communed [H8762] H26 with Abigail H3947 , to take [H8800] H802 her to him to wife.

40 H5650 And when the servants H1732 of David H935 were come [H8799] H26 to Abigail H3760 to Carmel H1696 , they spake [H8762] H559 unto her, saying [H8800] H1732 , David H7971 sent [H8804] H3947 us unto thee, to take [H8800] H802 thee to him to wife.

41 H6965 And she arose [H8799] H7812 , and bowed [H8691] H639 herself on her face H776 to the earth H559 , and said [H8799] H519 , Behold, let thine handmaid H8198 be a servant H7364 to wash [H8800] H7272 the feet H5650 of the servants H113 of my lord.

42 H26 And Abigail H4116 hasted [H8762] H6965 , and arose [H8799] H7392 , and rode [H8799] H2543 upon an ass H2568 , with five H5291 damsels H1980 of hers that went [H8802] H7272 after H3212 her; and she went [H8799] H310 after H4397 the messengers H1732 of David H802 , and became his wife.