And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.
Parallel translations
- WEB Tell him, ‘Long life to you! Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.
- BSB and say to him, ‘Long life to you, and peace to you and your house and to all that belongs to you.
- NKJV And thus you shall say to him who lives in prosperity: ‘Peace be to you, peace to your house, and peace to all that you have!
- NASB and this is what you shall say: ‘Have a long life, peace to you, and peace to your house, and peace to all that you have!
- NLT “Peace and prosperity to you, your family, and everything you own!
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Quick answer
David's greeting wishes Nabal long life, peace, and blessing on all he has. The message overflows with goodwill.
Overview
The greeting David sends is warm and generous, invoking peace upon Nabal, his household, and his possessions. Such a blessing reflects David's peaceable intent and the customs of honorable dealing. The kindness of the request stands in sharp relief against the contempt with which it will be met, magnifying Nabal's folly.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 9
- Ps 122:7Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces.
- 1 Chr 12:18Then the spirit came upon Amasai, who was chief of the captains, and he said, Thine are we, David, and on thy side, thou son of Jesse: peace, peace be unto thee, and peace be to thine helpers; for thy God helpeth thee. Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
- Luke 10:5And into whatsoever house ye enter, first say, Peace be to this house.
- 1 Tim 5:6But she that liveth in pleasure is dead while she liveth.
- Matt 10:12–13And when ye come into an house, salute it.
- John 14:27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
- 2 Th 3:16Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.
- 1 Th 3:8For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord.
- 2 Sam 18:28And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
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