²⁴ Then God came to Laban the Aramean^(A) in a dream at night and said to him,^(B) “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.”^(C)

²⁹ I have the power to harm you;^(A) but last night the God of your father^(B) said to me, ‘Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.’^(C)

¹⁷ David went out to meet them and said to them, “If you have come to me in peace to help me, I am ready for you to join me. But if you have come to betray me to my enemies when my hands are free from violence, may the God of our ancestors see it and judge you.”