And the old man said, “Peace be with you! However, let all your needs be my responsibility; only do not spend the night in the open square.”

And they said to him, “Be quiet, put your hand over your mouth, and come with us; be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be a priest to the household of one man, or that you be a priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”

Then all the children of Israel, that is, all the people, went up and came to the house of God and wept. They sat there before the Lord and fasted that day until evening; and they offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The-Lord-Is-Peace. To this day it is still in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.

So the land had rest for forty years. Then Othniel the son of Kenaz died.

However, Sisera had fled away on foot to the tent of Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite; for there was peace between Jabin king of Hazor and the house of Heber the Kenite.

“Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Lord!But let those who love Him be like the sunWhen it comes out in full strength.”

Then the Lord said to him, “Peace be with you; do not fear, you shall not die.”

Then Eli answered and said, “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition which you have asked of Him.”

and there I will send a lad, saying, ‘Go, find the arrows.’ If I expressly say to the lad, ‘Look, the arrows are on this side of you; get them and come’—then, as the Lord lives, there is safety for you and no harm.