Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiadaansweredthe kingand said,"Amen!Thusmay the LORD,the Godof my lordthe king,say.
Benaiahthe sonof Jehoiadawas over the Cherethitesand the Pelethites;and David'ssonswere chiefministers.
"Then you shall comeup afterhim, and he shall comeand siton my throneand be kingin my place;for I have appointedhim to be ruleroverIsraeland Judah."
"As the LORDhas beenwith my lordthe king,somay He be with Solomon,and makehis thronegreaterthanthe throneof my lordKingDavid!"
"And nowit has pleasedYou to blessthe houseof Your servant,that it may continueforeverbeforeYou; for You, O LORD,have blessed,and it is blessedforever."
The LORDis my rockand my fortressand my deliverer,My God,my rock,in whom I takerefuge;My shieldand the hornof my salvation,my stronghold.
O God,You are my God;I shall seekYou earnestly;My soulthirstsfor You, my fleshyearnsfor You, In a dryand wearylandwhere there is nowater.
And blessedbe His gloriousnameforever;And may the wholeearthbe filledwith His glory.Amen,and Amen.
"I have foundDavidMy servant;With My holyoilI have anointedhim,
"He will cryto Me, 'You are my Father,My God,and the rockof my salvation.'
in orderto confirmthe oathwhichI sworeto your forefathers,to givethem a landflowingwith milkand honey,as [it is] thisday."'"Then I said,"Amen,O LORD."
and the prophetJeremiahsaid,"Amen!May the LORDdoso;may the LORDconfirmyour wordswhichyou have prophesiedto bringbackthe vesselsof the LORD'Shouseand allthe exiles,from Babylonto thisplace.
teachingthem to observeallthat I commandedyou; and lo,I amwith you always,evento the endof the age."
And do not leadus into temptation,but deliverus from evil.[For Yoursis the kingdomand the powerand the gloryforever.Amen].'
Otherwiseifyou blessin the spirit[only], howwill the one who fillsthe placeof the ungiftedsaythe "Amen"at your giving of thanks,sincehe does not knowwhatyou are saying?
"Should anyoneriseup to pursueyou and to seekyour life,then the lifeof my lordshall be boundin the bundleof the livingwith the LORDyour God;but the livesof your enemiesHe will slingout as from the hollowof a sling.
