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1 Kings 8 14
The whole community of Israel was standing there. The king turned around and gave them his blessing.
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Joshua 22:6
Joshua gave the eastern tribes his blessing. Then he sent them home. So they went.
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Matthew 13:2
Large crowds gathered around him. So he got into a boat and sat down. All the people stood on the shore.
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Nehemiah 8:5-7
Ezra opened the book. All the people could see him. That’s because he was standing above them. As he opened the book, the people stood up.Ezra praised the Lord. He is the great God. All the people lifted up their hands and said,“ Amen! Amen!” Then they bowed down. They turned their faces toward the ground and worshiped the Lord.The Levites taught the Law to the people. They remained standing while the Levites taught them. The Levites who were there included Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai and Hodiah. They also included Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan and Pelaiah.
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Numbers 6:23-27
“ Tell Aaron and his sons,‘ Here is how I want you to bless the Israelites. Say to them,“‘ “May the Lord bless you and take good care of you.May the Lord smile on you and be gracious to you.May the Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.” ’“ In that way they will put the blessing of my name on the Israelites. And I will bless them.”
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Luke 24:50-51
Jesus led his disciples out to the area near Bethany. Then he lifted up his hands and blessed them.While he was blessing them, he left them. He was taken up into heaven.
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1 Kings 8 55-1 Kings 8 61
He stood in front of the whole community of Israel. He blessed them with a loud voice. He said,“ I praise the Lord. He has given peace and rest to his people Israel. That’s exactly what he promised to do. He gave his people good promises through his servant Moses. Every single word of those promises has come true.May the Lord our God be with us, just as he was with our people who lived long ago. May he never leave us. May he never desert us.May he turn our hearts to him. Then we will live the way he wants us to. We’ll obey the commands, rules and directions he gave our people of long ago.I’ve prayed these words to the Lord our God. May he keep them close to him day and night. May he stand up for me. May he also stand up for his people Israel. May he give us what we need every day.Then all the nations on earth will know that the Lord is God. They’ll know that there isn’t any other god.And may you commit your lives completely to the Lord our God. May you live by his rules. May you obey his commands. May you always do as you are doing now.”
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2 Chronicles 29 29
So the offerings were finished. King Hezekiah got down on his knees. He worshiped the Lord. So did everyone who was with him.
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1 Chronicles 16 2
After David finished sacrificing those offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord.