10Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?
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And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground,
Then she said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord; for that thou hast comforted me, and for that thou hast spoken friendly unto thine handmaid, though I be not like unto one of thine handmaidens.
And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. …
And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 4-16)Now Boaz himself appears, and a great deal of decency there appears in his carriage both towards his own servants and towards this poor stranger. I. Towards his own servants, and those that were employed for him in reaping and gathering in his corn. Harvest-time is busy time, many hands must then be at work. Boaz that had much, being a mighty man of wealth, had much to do, and consequently many to…
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