⁴ He instructed them: “This is what you are to say to my lord^(A) Esau: ‘Your servant^(B) Jacob says, I have been staying with Laban^(C) and have remained there till now.

⁶ like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord.^(A) You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

¹¹ For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”^(A)

³² Wearing sackcloth around their waists and ropes around their heads, they went to the king of Israel and said, “Your servant Ben-Hadad says: ‘Please let me live.’”

The king answered, “Is he still alive? He is my brother.”

¹⁷ Saul recognized David’s voice and said, “Is that your voice,^(A) David my son?”

David replied, “Yes it is, my lord the king.”

²² “Do not be angry,^(A) my lord,” Aaron answered. “You know how prone these people are to evil.^(B)

⁸ Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?”^(A)

“To find favor in your eyes, my lord,”^(B) he said.