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.
Parallel translations
- WEB When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Armies.
- BSB When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
- NKJV And when David had finished offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
- NASB When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of armies.
- NLT When he had finished his sacrifices, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.
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Quick answer
Having finished the offerings, David blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Armies. As God's anointed king he mediated God's blessing to the nation.
Overview
David here acts in a priestly-royal capacity, blessing Israel in the LORD's name much as Melchizedek and later Solomon did. Pronouncing blessing 'in the name of Yahweh of Armies' grounds the people's good not in the king himself but in the covenant God. This royal blessing foreshadows Christ, the true King who blesses His people and reconciles them to God.
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Cross-references · 11
- 1 Chr 16:2And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
- 1 Kgs 8:55And he stood, and blessed all the congregation of Israel with a loud voice, saying,
- Lev 9:22–23And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings.
- 2 Chr 6:3And the king turned his face, and blessed the whole congregation of Israel: and all the congregation of Israel stood.
- Heb 7:1–7For this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
- 2 Chr 30:18–19For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one
- Exod 39:43And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they had done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
- Acts 3:26Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
- 2 Chr 30:27Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
- 1 Kgs 8:14And the king turned his face about, and blessed all the congregation of Israel: (and all the congregation of Israel stood;)
- Gen 14:19And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
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