2 Samuel 6:18

And David made an end of offering the whole burnt offerings and peace offerings, and blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Hosts.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 bring the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle which David pitched for it: and David offered whole burnt offerings before the Lord, and peace offerings.

19And he distributed to all the people, even to all the host of Israel from Dan to Beersheba, both men and women, to everyone a cake of bread, and a joint of meat, and a cake from the frying pan: and all the people departed every one to his home.

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Cross References

Joshua 22:6And Joshua blessed them, and dismissed them; and they went to their homes.

1 Kings 8:55And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,

2 Chronicles 6:3And the king turned his face, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood by.

2 Chronicles 30:27Then the priests the Levites rose up and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came into his holy dwelling place, even into heaven.

Psalms 129:8And he shall redeem Israel 1 From all his iniquities.

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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