When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed Yahweh and his people Israel.
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- KJV And when Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD, and his people Israel.
- BSB When Hezekiah and his officials came and viewed the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.
- ESV When Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and his people Israel.
- NKJV And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel.
- NASB When Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw the heaps, they blessed the Lord and His people Israel.
- NLT When Hezekiah and his officials came and saw these huge piles, they thanked the Lord and his people Israel!
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- Eph 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ;
- Ps 144:15Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.
- 1 Kgs 8:14–15The king turned his face around, and blessed all the assembly of Israel; and all the assembly of Israel stood.
- 2 Sam 6:18When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Armies.
- 1 Th 3:9For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God;
- 2 Chr 6:3The king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: and all the assembly of Israel stood.
- Phil 4:10But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity.
- Gen 14:19–20He blessed him, and said, “Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:
- Judg 5:9My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Yahweh!
- Phil 4:19My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
- 2 Cor 8:16But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.
- 1 Chr 29:10–20Therefore David blessed Yahweh before all the assembly; and David said, “You are blessed, Yahweh, the God of Israel our father, forever and ever.
- Ezra 7:27Blessed be Yahweh, the God of our fathers, who has put such a thing as this in the king’s heart, to beautify Yahweh’s house which is in Jerusalem;
- 1 Kgs 8:55He stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
- 1 Pet 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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