2 Chronicles 6:3

New American Bible - revised edition

The king turned and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while the whole assembly of Israel stood.

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The king turned and blessed the whole assembly of Israel, while the whole assembly of Israel stood.

When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and communion offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord,

Once the burnt offering was completed, the king and all who were with him knelt and worshiped.

When Hezekiah and the princes had come and seen the piles, they blessed the Lord and his people Israel.

I have built you a princely house, the base for your enthronement forever.”

He said: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his own mouth spoke a promise to David my father and by his hand fulfilled it, saying:

When they come in, the prince shall be with them; he shall also leave with them.

Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat down, and the whole crowd stood along the shore.

Joshua then blessed them and sent them away, and they went to their tents.