I Samuel 25:23
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(23) 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,
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Samuel died and all Israel mourned him, and afterward the wealthy but churlish Nabal insulted David's request for provisions, provoking David to march against him in anger. Nabal's wise wife Abigail intervened with gifts and humble words to avert bloodshed, and after Nabal died of a stroke ten days later, David took her as his wife.
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