1 Chronicles 16:2
and David ceases from offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, and blesses the people in the Name of YHWH,
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Genesis 14:19and he blesses him and says, “Blessed [is] Abram to God Most High, possessing the heavens and earth;
Genesis 47:7And Joseph brings in his father Jacob, and causes him to stand before Pharaoh; and Jacob blesses Pharaoh.
Leviticus 1:3If his offering [is] a burnt-offering out of the herd, he brings a male near, a perfect one, to the opening of the Tent of Meeting; he brings it near at his pleasure before YHWH;
Joshua 22:6And Joshua blesses them, and sends them away, and they go to their tents.
1 Kings 8:55and he stands and blesses all the assembly of Israel [with] a loud voice, saying,
2 Chronicles 30:18for a multitude of the people, many from Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, have not been cleansed, but have eaten the Passover otherwise than it is written; but Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “YHWH, who [is] good, receives atonement for everyone
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 →