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1 Samuel 25:41
1 Samuel 25:41 is verse 41 of 1 Samuel chapter 25, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
She arose, then bowed facedown and said, “Here is your maidservant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
King James Version
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.
World English Bible
She arose and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, “Behold, your servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”
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1 Samuel 25:39–43 · Berean Standard Bible
39 On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
40 When his servants came to Abigail at Carmel, they said, “David has sent us to take you as his wife.”
41 She arose, then bowed facedown and said, “Here is your maidservant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.”
42 So Abigail hurried and got on a donkey, and attended by five of her maidens, she followed David’s messengers and became his wife.
43 David had also married Ahinoam of Jezreel. So she and Abigail were both his wives.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Ruth 2:10At this, she fell on her face, bowing low to the ground, and said to him, “Why have I found such favor in your eyes that you should take notice of me, even though I am a foreigner?”
Ruth 2:13“My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”
Proverbs 15:33The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Proverbs 18:12Before his downfall a man’s heart is proud, but humility comes before honor.
Genesis 18:4Let a little water be brought, that you may wash your feet and rest yourselves under the tree.
John 13:3Jesus knew that the Father had delivered all things into His hands, and that He had come from God and was returning to God.
John 13:4So He got up from the supper, laid aside His outer garments, and wrapped a towel around His waist.
John 13:5After that, He poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and dry them with the towel that was around Him.
1 Timothy 5:10and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.