⁶ And thus you shall say to him who lives in prosperity: ^(A)‘Peace be to you, peace to your house, and peace to all that you have!

¹⁸ Then the Spirit ^[a]came upon ^(A)Amasai, chief of the captains, and he said:

So David received them, and made them captains of the troop.

^5 (A)But whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’

⁶ But she who lives in ^[a]pleasure is dead while she lives.

Benediction

¹⁶ Now may ^(A)the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.

^27 (A)Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.

¹² And when you go into a household, greet it. ^13 (A)If the household is worthy, let your peace come upon it. ^(B)But if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

⁸ For now we live, if you ^(A)stand fast in the Lord.

²⁸ So Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, ^[a]“All is well!” Then he bowed down with his face to the earth before the king, and said, ^(A)“Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king!”