Finally, the Hebrew word shalom is often translated as ‘peace’ but it means more than that. It incorporates the ideas of wholeness and well-being.
‘When Uriah came to him, David asked him how Joab was, how the soldiers were and how the war was going’ (2 Samuel 11:7)
Literally, the word shalom appears in this verse three times. David asks: Is Joab shalom? Are the soldiers shalom? Is the war shalom?
Two shaloms in a row are translated ‘perfect peace’.
‘You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.’ (Isaiah 26:3)
