I Samuel 25:41
The Scripture
(41) And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ruth 2:10Ruth 2:13Proverbs 15:33Proverbs 18:12Genesis 18:4John 13:3John 13:4John 13:5I Timothy 5:10
Related verses (shared words)
Judges 5:27Luke 7:38I Samuel 1:11I Samuel 25:24II Kings 4:37Genesis 24:32