2 Samuel 6:18

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

then he blessed the people in the name of the LORD All-Powerful.

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

and said to Abram: “I bless you in the name of God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

2 Samuel 6:19

He gave all the men and women in the crowd a small loaf of bread, some meat, and a handful of raisins, and everyone went home.

1 Kings 8:14

Solomon turned towards the people standing there. Then he blessed them

1 Kings 8:15

and said: Praise the LORD God of Israel! Long ago he brought his people out of Egypt. He later kept his promise to make my father David the king of Israel. The Lord also said that he had not chosen the city where his temple would be built.

1 Kings 8:55

turned towards the people, blessed them, and said loudly:

1 Chronicles 16:2

After David had finished, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD

2 Chronicles 30:27

The priests and Levites asked God to bless the people, and from his home in heaven, he did.

2 Chronicles 31:8

When Hezekiah and his officials saw these offerings, they thanked the LORD and the people.

2 Chronicles 6:3

Solomon turned towards the people standing there. Then he blessed them

Psalm 129:8

And don't let anyone who passes by say to them, “The LORD bless you! I give you my blessing in the name of the LORD.”

Acts 3:26

God sent his chosen Son to you first, because God wanted to bless you and make each one of you turn away from your sins.

Joshua 22:6

You've become rich from what you've taken from your enemies. You have big herds of cattle, lots of silver, gold, bronze, and iron, and plenty of clothes. Take everything home with you and share it with the people of your tribe. I pray that God will be kind to you. You are now free to go home. The tribes of Reuben and Gad started back to Gilead, their own land. Moses had given the land of Bashan to the East Manasseh tribe, so they started back along with Reuben and Gad. God had told Moses that these two and a half tribes should conquer Gilead and Bashan, and they had done so. Joshua had given land west of the River Jordan to the other half of the Manasseh tribe, so they stayed at Shiloh in the land of Canaan with the rest of the Israelites.