So David received from her hand that which she had brought him. Then he said to her, “Go up in peace to your house. See, I have listened to your voice and have granted your request.”
Their father, Israel, said to them, “If it must be so, then y’all do this: Y’all take from the choice fruits of the land in y’all’s bags, and carry down a present for the man, a little balm, a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts, and almonds.
Y’all be sure to say, ‘Not only that, but your servant Jacob is behind us.’” For, he said, “I will appease him with the present that goes before me, and afterward I will see his face. Perhaps he will accept me.”
