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Good News Translation

2 Samuel 6:18

When he had finished offering the sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord Almighty

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Benedictions;   David;   Jerusalem;   Thompson Chain Reference - Benedictions;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Michal;   Uzzah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Ark;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Blessing;   Jerusalem;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Dance;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Ark of the Covenant;   Michal;   Pilgrimage;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;   Jerusalem;   King;   Priests and Levites;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Michal ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Nachon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Priest;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - David;   King;   Priests and Levites;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Ark of the covenant;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Ark of the Covenant;   Samuel, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Armies.
Hebrew Names Version
When David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
King James Version
And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
Lexham English Bible
When David had finished from the sacrificing of the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of hosts.
English Standard Version
And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts
New Century Version
When David finished offering the whole burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord All-Powerful.
New English Translation
When David finished offering the burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
Amplified Bible
When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts (armies),
New American Standard Bible
When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of armies.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And assoone as Dauid had made an ende of offring burnt offrings and peace offrings, hee blessed the people in the Name of the Lorde of hostes,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David completed offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings. And he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of hosts.
Contemporary English Version
then he blessed the people in the name of the Lord All-Powerful.
Complete Jewish Bible
When David had finished offering the burnt offering and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Adonai -Tzva'ot.
Darby Translation
And when David had ended offering up the burnt-offerings and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of hosts.
Easy-to-Read Version
After David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord All-Powerful.
George Lamsa Translation
And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and peace offerings to the LORD, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
Literal Translation
And David finished offering the burnt offerings, and the peace offerings, and blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of Hosts.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And whan Dauid had made an ende of offerynge the burntofferynges and deedofferynges, he blessed the people in the name of the LORDE Zebaoth,
American Standard Version
And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Jehovah of hosts.
Bible in Basic English
And after David had made the burned offerings and the peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord of armies.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And assoone as Dauid had made an ende of offering burnt offeringes and peace offeringes, he blessed the people in the name of the Lorde of hoastes,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
King James Version (1611)
And assoone as Dauid had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, hee blessed the people in the Name of the Lord of hostes.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David made an end of offering the whole-burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, and blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Hosts.
English Revised Version
And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
Berean Standard Bible
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne Dauid hadde endid tho, and hadde offrid brent sacrifices and pesible, he blesside the puple in the name of the Lord of oostis.
Young's Literal Translation
And David finisheth from causing to ascend the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings, and blesseth the people in the name of Jehovah of Hosts,
Update Bible Version
And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of hosts.
Webster's Bible Translation
And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt-offerings and peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
World English Bible
When David had made an end of offering the burnt offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Hosts.
New King James Version
And when David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.
New Living Translation
When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Heaven's Armies.
New Life Bible
When he had finished giving the burnt gifts and peace gifts, David prayed that good would come to the people in the name of the Lord of All.
New Revised Standard
When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the offerings of well-being, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when David had finished offering up the ascending-sacrifice and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of hosts.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had made an end of offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
Revised Standard Version
And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offering, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.

Contextual Overview

12 King David heard that because of the Covenant Box the Lord had blessed Obed Edom's family and all that he had; so he got the Covenant Box from Obed's house to take it to Jerusalem with a great celebration. 13 After the men carrying the Covenant Box had gone six steps, David had them stop while he offered the Lord a sacrifice of a bull and a fattened calf. 14 David, wearing only a linen cloth around his waist, danced with all his might to honor the Lord . 15 And so he and all the Israelites took the Covenant Box up to Jerusalem with shouts of joy and the sound of trumpets. 16 As the Box was being brought into the city, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked out of the window and saw King David dancing and jumping around in the sacred dance, and she was disgusted with him. 17 They brought the Box and put it in its place in the Tent that David had set up for it. Then he offered sacrifices and fellowship offerings to the Lord . 18 When he had finished offering the sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord Almighty 19 and distributed food to them all. He gave each man and woman in Israel a loaf of bread, a piece of roasted meat, and some raisins. Then everyone went home.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

as soon: 1 Kings 8:55, 1 Chronicles 16:2, 2 Chronicles 6:3, 2 Chronicles 30:18, 2 Chronicles 30:19, 2 Chronicles 30:27, Acts 3:26

he blessed: Genesis 14:19, Exodus 39:43, Leviticus 9:22, Leviticus 9:23, Hebrews 7:1-7

Reciprocal: Joshua 22:6 - General 2 Samuel 6:20 - bless 2 Samuel 19:39 - blessed 1 Kings 3:15 - peace offerings 1 Kings 8:14 - blessed all 2 Kings 16:15 - the king's burnt 2 Chronicles 31:8 - and his people

Cross-References

Genesis 6:9
This is the story of Noah. He had three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth. Noah had no faults and was the only good man of his time. He lived in fellowship with God,
Genesis 6:16
Make a roof for the boat and leave a space of 18 inches between the roof and the sides. Build it with three decks and put a door in the side.
Genesis 7:1
The Lord said to Noah, "Go into the boat with your whole family; I have found that you are the only one in all the world who does what is right.
Genesis 7:7
He and his wife, and his sons and their wives, went into the boat to escape the flood.
Genesis 7:13
On that same day Noah and his wife went into the boat with their three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, and their wives.
Genesis 17:4
"I make this covenant with you: I promise that you will be the ancestor of many nations.
Genesis 17:7
"I will keep my promise to you and to your descendants in future generations as an everlasting covenant. I will be your God and the God of your descendants.
Genesis 17:21
But I will keep my covenant with your son Isaac, who will be born to Sarah about this time next year."
Isaiah 26:20
Go into your houses, my people, and shut the door behind you. Hide yourselves for a little while until God's anger is over.
Hebrews 11:7
It was faith that made Noah hear God's warnings about things in the future that he could not see. He obeyed God and built a boat in which he and his family were saved. As a result, the world was condemned, and Noah received from God the righteousness that comes by faith.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings,.... Or these were performed according to his order:

he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts; not as a priest, but as a prince, as the common father of them, wishing them all happiness and prosperity outward and inward, praying to God to bless them with all blessings temporal and spiritual, who is the God of armies above and below, and can do what he pleases, and more than his people can ask or think.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He blessed the people - So did Solomon 1 Kings 8:14.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Samuel 6:18. He blessed the people in the name of the Lord — David acted here as priest, for it was the general prerogative of the priests to bless the people, but it appears, by both David and Solomon, that it was the prerogative of the kings also.


 
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