2 Samuel 6:18
Good News Translation
When he had finished offering the sacrifices, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD Almighty

New Revised Standard Version
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,

Contemporary English Version
then he blessed the people in the name of the LORD All-Powerful.

New American Bible
When David had finished sacrificing burnt offerings and communion offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD 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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

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1 Kings 8:55 And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

1 Chronicles 16:2 And when David had made an end of offering holocausts, and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.

2 Chronicles 6:3 And the king turned his face, and blessed all the multitude of Israel for all the multitude stood attentive and he said:

2 Chronicles 30:18,19,27 For a great part of the people from Ephraim, and Manasses, and Issachar, and Zabulon, that had not been sanctified, ate the phase otherwise than it is written: and Ezechias prayed for them, saying: The Lord who is good will shew mercy, . . .

Acts 3:26 To you first, God, raising up his Son, hath sent him to bless you: that every one may convert himself from his wickedness.

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Genesis 14:19 Blessed him, and said: Blessed be Abram by the most high God, who created heaven and earth.

Exodus 39:43 And when Moses saw all things finished, he blessed them.

Leviticus 9:22,23 And stretching forth his hands to the people, he blessed them. And so the victims for sin, and the holocausts, and the peace offerings being finished, he came down. . . .

Hebrews 7:1-7 For this Melchisedech was king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings and blessed him: . . .

Context
Michal's Contempt for David
17And they brought the ark of the Lord, and set it in its place in the midst of the tabernacle, which David had pitched for it: and David offered holocausts, and peace offerings before the Lord. 18And when he had made an end of offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.19And he distributed to all the multitude of Israel, both men and women, to every one, a cake of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and fine flour fried with oil: and all the people departed every one to his own house.…
Cross References
Joshua 22:6
And Joshua blessed them, and sent them away, and they returned to their dwellings.

2 Samuel 6:19
And he distributed to all the multitude of Israel, both men and women, to every one, a cake of bread, and a piece of roasted beef, and fine flour fried with oil: and all the people departed every one to his own house.

1 Kings 8:14
And the king turned his face, and blessed all the assembly of Israel: for all the assembly of Israel stood.

1 Kings 8:15
And Solomon said: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who spoke with his mouth to David, my father, and with his own hands hath accomplished it, saying:

1 Kings 8:55
And he stood, and blessed all the assembly of Israel with a loud voice, saying:

2 Samuel 6:17
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