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When Abigail saw David, she hurried, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
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Humility Defuses Anger
Commentators agree that Abigail's immediate and profound act of bowing was a deliberate strategy. Her haste and humility were designed to de-escalate a volatile situation. As Matthew Henry notes, "Yielding pacifies great offences." Her physical posture demonstrates a powerful principle for conflict resolution: a humble approach can disarm a person consumed by wrath and open the door for reconciliation.
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19th Century
Anglican
Fell before David. —This act of homage, and, in fact, the whole tone of the wise wife of Nabal in her address to David, seems to i…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And when Abigail saw David Whom she either knew personally, or rather supposed who he was by the number of men that …
Presbyterian
By a gift, Abigail atoned for Nabal's denial of David's request. Her behaviour was very submissive. Yielding pacifies great offences. She puts hers…
