2 Samuel 19:39
Then all the people went over Jordan, and the king went over: and the king gave Barzillai a kiss, with his blessing; and he went back to his place.
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Genesis 28:3And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
Genesis 45:15Then he gave a kiss to all his brothers, weeping over them; and after that his brothers had no fear of talking to him.
Genesis 47:10And Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing, and went out from before him.
Ruth 1:14Then again they were weeping; and Orpah gave her mother-in-law a kiss, but Ruth would not be parted from her.
2 Samuel 6:18And after David had made the burned offerings and the peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord of armies.
2 Samuel 13:25And the king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, or the number will be over-great for you. And he made his request again, but he would not go, but he gave him his blessing.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 19:32-40
Mephibosheth Meets David. ( b. c. 1023.) 31 And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man. 33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 34 And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the… Read the whole commentary →