2 Samuel 6:18

And 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.

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In The King James Version

And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.

In Context

17And they took in the ark of the Lord, and put it in its place inside the tent which David had put up for it: and David made burned offerings and peace-offerings to the Lord.

19And he gave to every man and woman among all the people, among all the masses of Israel, a cake of bread and a measure of wine and a cake of dry grapes. Then all the people went away, every man to his house.

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Cross References

Exodus 39:43Then Moses, when he saw all their work and saw that they had done everything as the Lord had said, gave them his blessing.

Joshua 22:6Then Joshua gave them his blessing and sent them away: and they went back to their tents.

1 Kings 8:55And, getting on his feet, he gave a blessing to all the men of Israel, saying with a loud voice,

2 Chronicles 6:3Then, turning his face about, the king gave a blessing to all the men of Israel; and they were all on their feet together.

2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests and the Levites gave the people a blessing: and the voice of their prayer went up to the holy place of God in heaven.

Psalms 129:8And those who go by do not say, The blessing of the Lord be on you; we give you blessing in the name of the Lord.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 6:13-20

Michal Despises David. ( b. c. 1045.) 12 And it was told king David, saying, The Lord hath blessed the house of Obed-edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-edom into the city of David with gladness. 13 And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings. 14 And David danced before the Lord with all his might; and David was girded with a linen ephod. 15 So David… Read the whole commentary →

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