1 Samuel 25:24

24 Ela caiu a seus pés e disse: “Meu senhor, a culpa é toda minha. Por favor, permite que tua serva te fale; ouve o que ela tem a dizer.

1 Samuel 25:24 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 25:24

And fell at his feet
As an humble supplicant, having a favour to ask of him; it is very probable David was on foot:

and said, upon me, my lord, [upon] me [let] this iniquity [be];
which her husband had been guilty of; she desires it might be transferred from him to her, and be reckoned as if done by her; she would have it imputed to herself, and all the blame lie upon her, and the punishment for it be inflicted on her; for iniquity may be put for the punishment of iniquity: this was very artfully said, as well as expressed great affection for her husband, and care of his life; for she knew, if she could get the fault removed from him to her, she would be able to vindicate herself, and her innocence would soon appear; nor would this strong affection for her husband fail of answering some good purpose, as she full well knew:

and let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak in thine audience and hear
the words of thine handmaid:
as it was but reasonable she should be heard, since she stood now as the criminal, taking all the blame of her husband's conduct on herself.

1 Samuel 25:24 In-Context

22 Que Deus castigue Davi, e o faça com muita severidade, caso até de manhã eu deixe vivo um só do sexo masculino de todos os que pertencem a Nabal!”

23 Quando Abigail viu Davi, desceu depressa do jumento e prostrou-se perante Davi com o rosto em terra.

24 Ela caiu a seus pés e disse: “Meu senhor, a culpa é toda minha. Por favor, permite que tua serva te fale; ouve o que ela tem a dizer.

25 Meu senhor, não dês atenção àquele homem mau, Nabal. Ele é insensato, conforme o significado do seu nome; e a insensatez o acompanha. Contudo, eu, tua serva, não vi os rapazes que meu senhor enviou.

26 “Agora, meu senhor, juro pelo nome do SENHOR e por tua vida que foi o SENHOR que te impediu de derramar sangue e de te vingares com tuas próprias mãos. Que teus inimigos e todos os que pretendem fazer-te mal sejam castigados como Nabal.