and thus you shall say, ‘[a]Have a long life, (A)peace be to you, and peace be to your house, and peace be to all that you have. Now I have heard (B)that you have shearers; now your shepherds have been with us and we have not insulted them, (C)nor have they missed anything all the days they were in Carmel. Ask your young men and they will tell you. Therefore let my young men find favor in your eyes, for we have come on (D)a [b]festive day. Please give whatever you find at hand to your servants and to your son David.’”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 25:6 Lit To life
  2. 1 Samuel 25:8 Lit good