And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
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Gill's Exposition
And it was so, as she rode on the ass,.... After her servants:
that she came down, by the covert of the hill; by the side of it, which was covered with bushes, and she rode among them, in a way that…
Barnes' Notes
The covert of the hill - Probably a defile or glen, literally a “secret place,” as in 1Sa 19:2. She was riding down into this glen from one side, while David and his men were descending the opposite…
Adam Clarke
She came down - and David - came down - David was coming down Mount Paran; Abigail was coming down from Carmel. - Calmet.
We have here an account of Abigail's prudent management for the preserving of her husband and family from the destruction that was just coming upon them; and we find that she did her part admirably…
Cambridge Bible
came down by the covert of the hill Abigail was apparently riding down a defile between two hills, which is called "the covert" (lit. "the secret place of the mountain"), because it was concealed from…