2 Samuel 14:22

New Century Version

Joab bowed facedown on the ground and blessed the king. Then he said, “Today I know you are pleased with me, because you have done what I asked.”

Cross References

Genesis 47:7

Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and introduced him to the king, and Jacob blessed the king.

Genesis 6:8

But Noah pleased the Lord.

2 Samuel 14:21

The king said to Joab, “Look, I will do what I promised. Bring back the young man Absalom.”

2 Samuel 14:23

Then Joab got up and went to Geshur and brought Absalom back to Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 14:4

So the woman from Tekoa spoke to the king. She bowed facedown on the ground to show respect and said, “My king, help me!”

2 Samuel 19:39

The king kissed Barzillai and blessed him. Then Barzillai returned home, and the king and all the people crossed the Jordan.

Nehemiah 11:2

The people blessed those who volunteered to live in Jerusalem.

Job 29:11

Anyone who heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me praised me,

Job 31:20

That person’s heart blessed me, because I warmed him with the wool of my sheep.

Proverbs 31:28

Her children speak well of her. Her husband also praises her,

Ruth 2:2

One day Ruth, the Moabite, said to Naomi, “I am going to the fields. Maybe someone will be kind enough to let me gather the grain he leaves behind.” Naomi said, “Go, my daughter.”

1 Samuel 20:3

But David took an oath, saying, “Your father knows very well that you like me. He says to himself, ‘Jonathan must not know about it, or he will tell David.’ As surely as the Lord lives and as you live, I am only a step away from death!”