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Hebrew Names Version

2 Samuel 6:18

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.

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.
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.
Good News Translation
When he had finished offering the sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord Almighty
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 It was told king David, saying, the LORD has blessed the house of `Oved-'Edom, and all that pertains to him, because of the ark of God. David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of `Oved-'Edom into the city of David with joy. 13 It was so, that, when those who bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf. 14 David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was girded with a linen efod. 15 So David and all the house of Yisra'el brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting, and with the sound of the shofar. 16 It was so, as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, that Mikhal the daughter of Sha'ul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. 17 They brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in its place, in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it; and David offered burnt offerings and peace-offerings before the LORD. 18 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. 19 He dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Yisra'el, both to men and women, to everyone a cake of bread, and a portion [of flesh], and a cake of raisins. So all the people departed everyone to his house.

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 history of the generations of Noach. Noach was a righteous man, blameless among the people of his time. Noach walked with God.
Genesis 6:16
You shall make a roof in the teivah, and to a cubit shall you finish it upward. You shall set the door of the teivah in the side of it. You shall make it with lower, second, and third levels.
Genesis 7:1
The LORD said to Noach, "Come with all of your household into the teivah, for I have seen your righteousness before me in this generation.
Genesis 7:7
Noach went into the teivah with his sons, his wife, and his sons' wives, because of the waters of the flood.
Genesis 7:13
In the same day Noach, and Shem, Ham, and Yefet, the sons of Noach, and Noach's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, entered into the teivah;
Genesis 17:4
"As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
Genesis 17:7
I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
Genesis 17:21
But my covenant I establish with Yitzchak, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time in the next year."
Isaiah 26:20
Come, my people, enter you into your chambers, and shut your doors about you: hide yourself for a little moment, until the indignation be past.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith, Noach, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a teivah for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to 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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