1 Samuel 25:6

And you shall say: Peace be to my brethren, and to thee, and peace to thy house, and peace to all that thou hast.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity, Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, and peace be unto all that thou hast.

In Context

5He sent ten young men, and said to them: Go up to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and salute him in my name with peace.

7I heard that thy shepherds that were with us in the desert were shearing: we never molested them, neither was there ought missing to them of the flock at any time, all the while they were with us in Carmel.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 18:28And Achimaas crying out, said to the king: God save thee, O king. And falling down before the king with his face to the ground, he said: Blessed be the Lord thy God, who hath shut up the men that have lifted up their hands against the lord my king.

Psalms 122:7The Lord keepeth thee from all evil: may the Lord keep thy soul.

Matthew 10:12And when you come into the house, salute it, saying: Peace be to this house.

John 14:27Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, do I give unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid.

2 Thessalonians 3:16Now the Lord of peace himself give you everlasting peace in every place. The Lord be with you all.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 25:3-12

The Death of Samuel. ( b. c. 1057.) 1 And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. We have here a short account of Samuel's death and burial. 1. Though he was a great man, and one that was admirably well qualified for public service, yet he spent the latter end of his days in retirement and obscurity, not because he was superannuated (for he knew how to preside in a college of the… Read the whole commentary →

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