1 Samuel 25:5
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5So David sent ten young men; and David said to the young men, “Go up to Carmel and go to Nabal, and 25:5 Lit ask him of his peace (welfare). It was customary to greet someone by asking him of his welfare (Heb shalom), like “How are you?” However, David specifies the greeting in v 6 without the actual question, so the question here (v 5) is just a way of saying, “greet him.”greet him in my name;