So Elisha said to Gehazi, ‘Tuck your mantle under your belt, take my staff with you, and go. If you meet anyone, don’t stop to greet him, and if a man greets you, don’t answer him. Then place my staff on the boy’s face.’
‘The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, “May your God make the name of Solomon more well known than your name, and may he make his throne greater than your throne.” Then the king bowed in worship on his bed.
Joab fell with his face to the ground in homage and blessed the king. ‘Today,’ Joab said, ‘your servant knows I have found favour with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your servant.’
he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Toi and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Joram had items of silver, gold, and bronze with him.
Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife: ‘May the Lord give you children by this woman in place of the one she has given to the Lord.’ Then they would go home.
On the fifteenth day he sent the people away. So they blessed the king and went to their homes rejoicing and with happy hearts for all the goodness that the Lord had done for his servant David and for his people Israel.