When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Armies.
He blessed Abram, and said, “Blessed is Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth.
He also distributed to all the people—to the whole crowd of Israelites, both men and women—one loaf of bread, one date cake, and one raisin cake. Then all the people went home.
Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly of Israel while they were standing.
“Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel. With his mouth he made a promise to my father David; with his hand he carried it out. He said,
Then he stood and in a loud voice blessed the entire assembly of Israel,
When David had finished sacrificing burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.
Then the Levitical priests blessed the people. Their voices were heard, and their prayers went to God’s holy place in heaven.
When Hezekiah and the leaders saw the heaps, they praised the Lord and his people Israel.
Then the king turned around and blessed the whole assembly from Israel while they were standing.
Those who pass by will never say ⌞to them⌟, “May you be blessed by the Lord” or “We bless you in the name of the Lord.”
Moses inspected all the work and saw that they had followed the Lord’s instructions. So Moses blessed them.
God has brought his servant back to life and has sent him to you first. God did this to bless you by turning every one of you from your evil ways.”
Then Joshua blessed them. He sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.