¹⁵ So they turned in there and went to the house of the young Levite at Micah’s place and greeted him.

²⁷ He asked them how they were, and then he said, “How is your aged father^(A) you told me about? Is he still living?”^(B)

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

⁴ Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

⁵ “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ ⁶ If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you.

¹² As you enter the home, give it your greeting.^{(A) 13} If the home is deserving, let your peace rest on it; if it is not, let your peace return to you.

²⁶ Run to meet her and ask her, ‘Are you all right? Is your husband all right? Is your child all right?’”

“Everything is all right,” she said.

²² David left his things with the keeper of supplies,^(A) ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were.

¹⁴ So he said to him, “Go and see if all is well with your brothers^(A) and with the flocks, and bring word back to me.” Then he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron.^(B)

When Joseph arrived at Shechem,