“Peace and prosperity to you, your family, and everything you own!
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.
- KJV 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.
- 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!
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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 your walls, and prosperity within your palaces.
- 1 Chr 12:18Then the Spirit came on Amasai, who was chief of the thirty, and he said, “We are yours, David, and on your side, you son of Jesse. Peace, peace be to you, and peace be to your helpers; for your God helps you.” Then David received them, and made them captains of the band.
- Luke 10:5Into whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house.’
- 1 Tim 5:6But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.
- Matt 10:12–13As you enter into the household, greet it.
- John 14:27Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.
- 2 Th 3:16Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.
- 1 Th 3:8For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.
- 2 Sam 18:28Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”
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