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Literal Standard Version

2 Samuel 6:18

And David finishes from causing the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings to ascend, and blesses the people in the Name of YHWH 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.
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.
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

12And it is declared to King David, saying, "YHWH has blessed the house of Obed-Edom, and all that he has, because of the Ark of God"; and David goes and brings up the Ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with joy. 13And it comes to pass, when those carrying the Ark of YHWH have stepped six steps, that he sacrifices an ox and a fatling. 14And David is dancing with all [his] strength before YHWH, and David is girded with a linen ephod, 15and David and all the house of Israel are bringing up the Ark of YHWH with shouting, and with the voice of a horn, 16and it has come to pass, the Ark of YHWH has come into the City of David, and Michal daughter of Saul has looked through the window and sees King David moving and dancing before YHWH, and she despises him in her heart. 17And they bring in the Ark of YHWH, and set it up in its place, in the midst of the tent which David has spread out for it, and David causes burnt-offerings and peace-offerings to ascend before YHWH. 18And David finishes from causing the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings to ascend, and blesses the people in the Name of YHWH of Hosts,19and he apportions to all the people, to all the multitude of Israel, from man and to woman, to each, one cake of bread, and one eshpar, and one ashisha, and all the people go, each 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
These [are] the generations of Noah: Noah [is] a righteous man; he has been perfect among his generations; Noah has habitually walked with God.
Genesis 6:16
you make a window for the Ark, and you finish it to a cubit from above; and you put the opening of the Ark in its side; you make it [with] lower, second, and third [stories].
Genesis 7:1
And YHWH says to Noah, "Come, you and all your house, into the Ark, for I have seen you [are] righteous before Me in this generation;
Genesis 7:7
And Noah goes—and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him—into the Ark, out of the presence of the waters of the flood;
Genesis 7:13
On this very same day Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth, sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, went into the Ark—
Genesis 17:4
"I—behold, My covenant [is] with you, and you have become father of a multitude of nations;
Genesis 17:7
And I have established My covenant between Me and you, and your seed after you, throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant, to become God to you, and to your seed after you;
Genesis 17:21
and My covenant I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah does bear to you at this appointed time in the next year";
Isaiah 26:20
Come, My people, enter into your inner chambers, || And shut your doors behind you, || Hide yourself shortly [for] a moment until the indignation passes over.
Hebrews 11:7
By faith Noah, having been divinely warned concerning the things not yet seen, having feared, prepared an ark to the salvation of his house, through which he condemned the world, and he became heir of the righteousness 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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