And it pleased the children of Israel; and they spoke to the children of Israel, and blessed the God of the children of Israel, and told them to go up no more to war against the others to destroy the land of the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. So they dwelt upon it.

And Esau, also having seen that the daughters of Canaan were evil before his father Isaac,

The Lord has delivered into your hand the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb; and what could I do in comparison of you? Then was their spirit calmed toward him, when he spoke this word.

And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, who sent you this very day to meet me.

And blessed be your conduct, and blessed are you, who has hindered me this very day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself.

And Achish called David and said to him, [As] the Lord lives, you [are] right and approved in my eyes, and so is your going out and your coming in with me in the army, and I have not found any evil to charge against you from the day that you came to me until this day. But you are not approved in the eyes of the lords.

And the proposal pleased the king and the congregation.

And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did as Memucan had said,

Anger slays even wise men, yet a submissive answer turns away wrath; but a grievous word stirs up anger.

And hearing these things, they remained silent, and [they] glorified God, saying, "Then God has also granted even to the Gentiles repentance unto life."