2 Samuel 6:18

18 And when David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, ¹he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts

2 Samuel 6:18 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 6:18

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.

2 Samuel 6:18 In-Context

16 As the ark of the Lord came into the city of David, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out of the window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord, and she despised him in her heart.

17 And they brought in the ark of the Lord and set it in its place, inside the tent that David had pitched for it. And David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the Lord.

18 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

19 and distributed among all the people, the whole multitude of Israel, both men and women, a cake of bread, a portion of meat, and a cake of raisins to each one. Then all the people departed, each to his house.

20 And David returned to bless his household. But Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David and said, “How the king of Israel honored himself today, uncovering himself today before the eyes of his servants’ female servants, as one of the vulgar fellows shamelessly uncovers himself! ”

Cross References

• 1. 6:18 [1 Kgs. 8:14, 55]