19. Then she told her servants, “Go on. I’ll follow you.” But she did not tell her husband.
20. Abigail rode her donkey and came down into the mountain ravine. There she met David and his men coming down toward her.
21. David had just said, “It’s been useless! I watched over Nabal’s property in the desert. I made sure none of his sheep were missing. I did good to him, but he has paid me back with evil.
22. May God punish me terribly if I let just one of Nabal’s family live until tomorrow.”
23. When Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her donkey. She bowed facedown on the ground before David.
24. She lay at David’s feet. She said, “My master, let the blame be on me! Please let me talk to you! Listen to what I say.
25. My master, don’t pay attention to this worthless man Nabal. He is the same as his name. His name means ‘fool,’ and he is truly foolish. But I, your servant, didn’t see the men you sent.