372 verses contain “blessed” (in the KJV: 348, in the BSB: 280) — showing 1–100
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And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
Then God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters of the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”
And God
blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth, and
subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
God
blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and
subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
And God
blessed the seventh day, and
sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made.
Then God
blessed the seventh day and
sanctified it, because on that day He rested from all the work of creation that He had accomplished.
Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
Male and female He created them, and He blessed them. And in the day they were created, He called them “man.”
And God
blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth.
And God
blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth.
And he said,
Blessed be the LORD God of
Shem; and
Canaan shall be his servant.
He also declared: “
Blessed be the LORD, the God of
Shem! May
Canaan be the servant of
Shem.
And I will
bless them that
bless thee, and
curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be
blessed.
I will
bless those who
bless you and
curse those who
curse you; and all the families of the earth will be
blessed through you.”
And he
blessed him, and said,
Blessed be
Abram of the most high God,
possessor of heaven and earth:
and he
blessed Abram and said: “
Blessed be
Abram by God Most High,
Creator of heaven and earth,
And
blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him
tithes of all.
and
blessed be God Most High, who has delivered your enemies into your hand.” Then
Abram gave
Melchizedek a tenth of everything.
And as for
Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have
blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he
beget, and I will make him a great nation.
As for
Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely
bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
And Abraham was old, and well
stricken in age: and the LORD had
blessed Abraham in all things.
By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.
And he said, Blessed be the LORD God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the LORD led me to the house of my master’s brethren.
saying, “
Blessed be the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who has not
withheld His kindness and faithfulness from my master. As for me, the LORD has led me on the journey to the house of my master’s relatives.”
And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels.
“Come, you who are
blessed by the LORD,” said
Laban. “Why are you standing out here? I have prepared the house and a place for the camels.”
And the LORD hath
blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and
asses.
“The LORD has greatly
blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and
donkeys.
And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master’s brother’s daughter unto his son.
Then I bowed down and worshiped the LORD; and I
blessed the LORD, the God of my master Abraham, who led me on the right road to take the
granddaughter of my master’s brother for his son.
And they
blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which
hate them.
And they
blessed Rebekah and said to her, “Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands upon thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies.”
And it came to pass after the death of Abraham, that God blessed his son Isaac; and Isaac dwelt by the well Lahai-roi.
After Abraham’s death, God blessed his son Isaac, who lived near Beer-lahai-roi.
And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
Then Isaac
sowed in that land, and received in the same year an
hundredfold: and the LORD
blessed him.
That thou
wilt do us no
hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the
blessed of the LORD.
that you will not
harm us, just as we have not
harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are
blessed by the LORD.”
And he
discerned him not, because his hands were
hairy, as his brother
Esau’s hands: so he
blessed him.
Isaac did not recognize him, because his hands were
hairy like those of his brother
Esau; so he
blessed him.
And he came near, and
kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his
raiment, and
blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath
blessed:
So he came near and
kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he
blessed him and said: “
Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has
blessed.
Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee:
cursed be every one that curseth thee, and
blessed be he that blesseth thee.
May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who
curse you be
cursed, and those who
bless you be
blessed.”
And Isaac
trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who? where is he that hath taken
venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and have
blessed him?
yea, and he shall be
blessed.
Isaac began to
tremble violently and said, “Who was it, then, who
hunted the game and brought it to me? Before you came in, I
ate it all and
blessed him—and indeed, he will be
blessed!”
And
Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing
wherewith his father
blessed him: and
Esau said in his heart, The days of
mourning for my father are at hand; then will I
slay my brother Jacob.
Esau held a
grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And
Esau said in his heart, “The days of
mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
And Isaac called Jacob, and
blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of
Canaan.
So Isaac called for Jacob and
blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the
Canaanite women,” he commanded.
When
Esau saw that Isaac had
blessed Jacob, and sent him away to Padan-
aram, to take him a wife from thence; and that as he
blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of
Canaan;
Now
Esau learned that Isaac had
blessed Jacob and sent him to Paddan-
aram to take a wife there, commanding him, “Do not marry a
Canaanite woman,”
And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
And Leah said, Happy am I, for the daughters will call me blessed: and she called his name Asher.
Leah said, “How happy I am! For the women call me happy.” So she named him Asher.
And
Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes,
tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath
blessed me for thy sake.
But
Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by
divination that the LORD has
blessed me because of you.”
For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my coming: and now when shall I provide for mine own house also?
Indeed, you had very little before my arrival, but now your wealth has increased many times over. The LORD has blessed you wherever I set foot. But now, when may I also provide for my own household?”
And early in the morning
Laban rose up, and
kissed his sons and his daughters, and
blessed them: and
Laban departed, and returned unto his place.
Early the next morning,
Laban got up and
kissed his grandchildren and daughters and
blessed them. Then he left to return home.
And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, thy name. And he said, Wherefore is it that thou
dost ask after my name? And he
blessed him there.
And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.
And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padan-
aram, and
blessed him.
After Jacob had returned from Paddan-
aram, God appeared to him again and
blessed him.
And it came to pass from the time that he had made him
overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD
blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
From the time that he put Joseph in charge of his household and all he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household on account of him. The LORD’s blessing was on everything he owned, both in his house and in his field.
And Joseph brought in Jacob his father, and set him before Pharaoh: and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
Then Joseph brought in his father Jacob and presented him before Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh.
And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from before Pharaoh.
Then Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from his presence.
And Jacob said unto Joseph, God
Almighty appeared unto me at
Luz in the land of
Canaan, and
blessed me,
Jacob said to Joseph, “God
Almighty appeared to me at
Luz in the land of
Canaan, and there He
blessed me
And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,
Then he
blessed Joseph and said: “May the God before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has been my
shepherd all my life to this day,
And he
blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel
bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as
Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before
Manasseh.
So that day Jacob
blessed them and said: “By you shall Israel
pronounce this blessing: ‘May God make you like Ephraim and
Manasseh.’” So he put Ephraim before
Manasseh.
All these are the twelve tribes of Israel: and this is it that their father spake unto them, and blessed them; every one according to his blessing he blessed them.
These are the tribes of Israel, twelve in all, and this was what their father said to them. He blessed them, and he blessed each one with a suitable blessing.
And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD
blessed the sabbath day, and
hallowed it.
For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
And Moses did look upon all the work, and, behold, they have done it as the LORD had commanded, even so had they done it: and Moses blessed them.
And Moses
inspected all the work and saw that they had accomplished it just as the LORD had commanded. So Moses
blessed them.
And 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.
Aaron lifted up his hands toward the people and
blessed them. And having made the sin offering, the burnt offering, and the peace offering, he
stepped down.
And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the LORD appeared unto all the people.
Moses and Aaron then entered the Tent of Meeting. When they came out, they blessed the people, and the glory of the LORD appeared to all the people.
Come now therefore, I pray thee,
curse me this people; for they are too mighty for me:
peradventure I shall prevail, that we may
smite them, and that I may drive them out of the land: for I
wot that he whom thou blessest is
blessed, and he whom thou cursest is
cursed.
So please come now and put a
curse on this people, because they are too mighty for me. Perhaps I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land; for I know that those you
bless are
blessed, and those you
curse are
cursed.”
And God said unto
Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them; thou shalt not
curse the people: for they are
blessed.
But God said to
Balaam, “Do not go with them. You are not to
curse this people, for they are
blessed.”
And Balak said unto
Balaam, What hast thou done unto me? I took thee to
curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast
blessed them altogether.
Then Balak said to
Balaam, “What have you done to me? I brought you here to
curse my enemies, and behold, you have only
blessed them!”
Behold, I have received commandment to
bless: and he hath
blessed; and I cannot reverse it.
I have indeed received a command to
bless; He has
blessed, and I cannot change it.
He
couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall
stir him up?
Blessed is he that blesseth thee, and
cursed is he that curseth thee.
And Balak’s anger was
kindled against
Balaam, and he
smote his hands together: and Balak said unto
Balaam, I called thee to
curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether
blessed them these three times.
Then Balak’s anger burned against
Balaam, and he struck his hands together and said to
Balaam, “I summoned you to
curse my enemies, but behold, you have
persisted in blessing them these three times.
For the LORD thy God hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand: he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the LORD thy God hath been with thee; thou hast lacked nothing.
Indeed, the LORD your God has blessed you in all the work of your hands. He has watched over your journey through this vast wilderness. The LORD your God has been with you these forty years, and you have lacked nothing.
Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.
You will be
blessed above all peoples; among you there will be no barren man or woman or
livestock.
And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall
rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath
blessed thee.
There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and
rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has
blessed you.
And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art not able to carry it; or if the place be too far from thee, which the LORD thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the LORD thy God hath blessed thee:
But if the distance is too great for you to carry that with which the LORD your God has blessed you, because the place where the LORD your God will choose to put His Name is too far away,
Thou shalt furnish him liberally out of thy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy winepress: of that
wherewith the LORD thy God hath
blessed thee thou shalt give unto him.
You are to furnish him liberally from your flock, your
threshing floor, and your winepress. You shall give to him as the LORD your God has
blessed you.
And thou shalt keep the feast of weeks unto the LORD thy God with a tribute of a
freewill offering of thine hand, which thou shalt give unto the LORD thy God, according as the LORD thy God hath
blessed thee:
And you shall
celebrate the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with a
freewill offering that you give in proportion to how the LORD your God has
blessed you,
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy
kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
The fruit of your
womb will be
blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your
livestock— the
calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
Blessed shall be thy
basket and thy store.
Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
And this is the blessing,
wherewith Moses the man of God
blessed the children of Israel before his death.
This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.
And of Joseph he said,
Blessed of the LORD be his land, for the precious things of heaven, for the
dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath,
Concerning Joseph he said: “May his land be
blessed by the LORD with the precious
dew from heaven above and the deep waters that lie beneath,
And of
Gad he said,
Blessed be he that enlargeth
Gad: he dwelleth as a lion, and teareth the arm with the crown of the head.
Concerning
Gad he said: “
Blessed is he who enlarges the
domain of
Gad! He lies down like a lion and tears off an arm or a head.
And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil.
And concerning Asher he said: “May Asher be the most blessed of sons; may he be the most favored among his brothers and dip his foot in oil.
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy
excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt
tread upon their high places.
Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you
boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall
trample their high places.”
And Joshua
blessed him, and gave unto
Caleb the son of Jephunneh
Hebron for an inheritance.
Then Joshua
blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him
Hebron as his inheritance.
And the children of Joseph spake unto Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me but one lot and one portion to
inherit, seeing I am a great people,
forasmuch as the LORD hath
blessed me hitherto?
Then the sons of Joseph said to Joshua, “Why have you given us only one portion as an inheritance? We have many people, because the LORD has blessed us abundantly.”
So Joshua blessed them, and sent them away: and they went unto their tents.
So Joshua blessed them and sent them on their way, and they went to their homes.
Now to the one half of the tribe of
Manasseh Moses had given possession in
Bashan: but unto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them away also unto their tents, then he
blessed them,
(To the half-tribe of
Manasseh Moses had given land in
Bashan, and to the other half Joshua gave land on the west side of the Jordan among their brothers.) When Joshua sent them to their homes he
blessed them,
And the thing pleased the children of Israel; and the children of Israel
blessed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children of
Reuben and
Gad dwelt.
The Israelites were satisfied with the report, and they blessed God and spoke no more about going to war against them to destroy the land where the Reubenites and Gadites lived.
But I would not
hearken unto
Balaam; therefore he
blessed you still: so I delivered you out of his hand.
but I would not
listen to
Balaam. So he
blessed you again and again, and I delivered you from his hand.
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of
Heber the Kenite be,
blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
Most
blessed among women is Jael, the wife of
Heber the Kenite, most
blessed of tent-dwelling women.
And the woman bare a son, and called his name
Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD
blessed him.
So the woman gave birth to a son and named him
Samson. The boy grew, and the LORD
blessed him.
And he said unto his mother, The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou cursedst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my son.
said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a
curse—I have the silver here with me; I took it.” Then his mother said, “
Blessed be my son by the LORD!”
And her mother in law said unto her, Where hast thou
gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou?
blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man’s name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you
glean today, and where did you work?
Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with
today is Boaz,” she said.
And
Naomi said unto her daughter in law,
Blessed be he of the LORD, who hath not left off his kindness to the living and to the dead. And
Naomi said unto her, The man is near of
kin unto us, one of our next
kinsmen.
Then
Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be
blessed by the LORD, who has not withdrawn His kindness from the living or the dead.”
Naomi continued, “The man is a close relative. He is one of our
kinsman-redeemers.”
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
Then Boaz said, “May the LORD
bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.
And the women said unto
Naomi,
Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a
kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel.
Then the women said to
Naomi, “
Blessed be the LORD, who has not left you this day without a
kinsman-
redeemer. May his name become famous in Israel.
And
Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the
loan which is lent to the LORD. And they went unto their own home.
And
Eli would
bless Elkanah and his wife, saying, “May the LORD give you children by this woman in place of the one she dedicated to the LORD.” Then they would go home.
And Samuel came to Saul: and Saul said unto him, Blessed be thou of the LORD: I have performed the commandment of the LORD.
When Samuel reached him, Saul said to him, “May the LORD
bless you. I have carried out the LORD’s instructions.”
And Saul said,
Blessed be ye of the LORD; for ye have
compassion on me.
“May you be
blessed by the LORD,” replied Saul, “for you have had
compassion on me.
And David said to
Abigail,
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me:
Then David said to
Abigail, “
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who sent you to meet me this day!
And
blessed be thy advice, and
blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from
avenging myself with mine own hand.
And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said,
Blessed be the LORD, that hath
pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with
Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “
Blessed be the LORD, who has
upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to
Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
Saul said to him, “May you be
blessed, David my son. You will
accomplish great things and will surely prevail.” So David went on his way, and Saul returned home.
And David sent messengers unto the men of
Jabesh-
gilead, and said unto them,
Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
So David sent messengers to the men of
Jabesh-
gilead to tell them, “The LORD
bless you, because you showed this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
And the ark of the LORD continued in the house of Obed-
edom the Gittite three months: and the LORD
blessed Obed-
edom, and all his household.
Thus the ark of the LORD remained in the house of Obed-
edom the Gittite for three months, and the LORD
blessed him and all his household.
And it was told king David, saying, The LORD hath
blessed the house of Obed-
edom, and all that pertaineth unto him, because of the ark of God. So David went and brought up the ark of God from the house of Obed-
edom into the city of David with
gladness.
Now it was reported to King David, “The LORD has
blessed the house of Obed-
edom and all that belongs to him, because of the ark of God.” So David went and had the ark of God brought up from the house of Obed-
edom into the City of David with
rejoicing.
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.
When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of Hosts.
Therefore now let it please thee to
bless the house of thy servant, that it may continue for ever before thee: for thou, O Lord GOD, hast spoken it: and with thy blessing let the house of thy servant be
blessed for ever.
Now therefore, may it please You to
bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue
forever before You. For You, O Lord GOD, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be
blessed forever.”
And the king said to
Absalom,
Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him:
howbeit he would not go, but
blessed him.
“No, my son,” the king replied, “we should not all go, or we would be a burden to you.” Although
Absalom urged him, he was not willing to go, but gave him his blessing.
And
Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and
thanked the king: and
Joab said,
Today thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
Joab fell facedown in
homage and
blessed the king. “
Today,” said
Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”
And
Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said,
Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
Then
Ahimaaz called out to the king, “All is well!” And he bowed facedown before the king. He continued, “
Blessed be the LORD your God! He has delivered up the men who raised their hands against my lord the king.”
And all the people went over Jordan. And when the king was come over, the king
kissed Barzillai, and
blessed him; and he returned unto his own place.
So all the people crossed the Jordan, and then the king crossed over. The king
kissed Barzillai and
blessed him, and Barzillai returned home.
The LORD liveth; and
blessed be my rock; and
exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
The LORD lives, and
blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be
exalted—
And also thus said the king, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which hath given one to sit on my throne this day, mine eyes even seeing it.
saying, ‘
Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel!
Today He has provided one to sit on my throne, and my eyes have seen it.’”