⁶ Thus you shall salute him, ‘Peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have.^(A)

¹⁸ Then the spirit came upon Amasai, chief of the Thirty, and he said,^[a]

Then David received them and made them officers of his troops.^(A)

⁵ Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace to this house!’^(A)

⁶ but the widow^[a] who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.^(A)

Final Greetings and Benediction

¹⁶ Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with all of you.

²⁷ Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.^(A)

¹² As you enter the house, greet it. ¹³ If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it, but if it is not worthy, let your peace return to you.

⁸ For we now live, if you continue to stand firm in the Lord.

²⁸ Then Ahimaaz cried out to the king, “All is well!” He prostrated himself before the king with his face to the ground and said, “Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king.”^(A)