1 Chronicles 16:2
And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
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Genesis 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth.
Genesis 47:7And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and placed him before Pharaoh; and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Leviticus 1:3If his offering be a burnt-sacrifice of the herds, then shall he offer a male without blemish: unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation shall he bring it, that it may be favorably received for him before the Lord.
Joshua 22:6And Joshua blessed them, and sent them away; and they went unto their tents.
1 Kings 8:55And he stood up, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
2 Chronicles 30:18For a large portion of the people, even many out of Ephraim, and Menasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, but ate the passover not as it is written. However Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The Lord who is good will grant pardon for this.
Matthew Henry on 1 Chronicles 16:2-7
The Settlement of the Ark. ( b. c. 1045.) 1 So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God. 2 And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord . 3 And he dealt to every one of Israel, both man and woman, to every one a loaf of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. 4 And he appointed certain of the… Read the whole commentary →