⁷ They sent him a letter saying, To Darius the king, all peace:

¹⁷ Then the king sent an answer to Rehum, the chief ruler, and Shimshai the scribe, and their friends living in Samaria, and to the rest of those across the river, saying, Peace to you:

⁹ They made answer and said to Nebuchadnezzar the king, O King, have life for ever.

¹ Nebuchadnezzar the king, to all the peoples, nations, and languages living in all the earth: May your peace be increased.

²¹ And when he came near the hole where Daniel was, he gave a loud cry of grief; the king made answer and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is your God, whose servant you are at all times, able to keep you safe from the lions?

²⁷ May peace be with you; my peace I give to you: I give it not as the world gives. Let not your heart be troubled; let it be without fear.

¹⁶ Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. May the Lord be with you all.