2 Chronicles 6:3

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2 Chronicles 6:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 Then Solomon declared: “The LORD has said that He would dwell in the thick cloud;

2 and I have built You an exalted house, a place for You to dwell forever.”

3 And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all

4 and said: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who has fulfilled with His own hand what He spoke with His mouth to my father David, saying,

5 ‘Since the day I brought My people out of the land of Egypt, I have not chosen a city from any tribe of Israel in which to build a house so that My Name would be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over My people Israel.

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And as the whole assembly of Israel stood there, the king turned around and blessed them all

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Numbers 6:24

‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;

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may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;

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may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace.’

Numbers 6:27

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1 Kings 8:55

And he stood and blessed the whole assembly of Israel in a loud voice, saying:

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May the LORD our God be with us, as He was with our fathers. May He never leave us nor forsake us.

1 Kings 8:58

May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers.

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And may these words with which I have made my petition before the LORD be near to the LORD our God day and night, so that He may uphold the cause of His servant and of His people Israel as each day requires,

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so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the LORD is God. There is no other!

1 Kings 8:61

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When David had finished sacrificing the burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.

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When Jesus had led them out as far as Bethany, He lifted up His hands and blessed them.

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While He was blessing them, He left them and was carried up into heaven.

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Ezra opened the book in full view of all the people, since he was standing above them all, and as he opened it, all the people stood up.

Nehemiah 8:6

Then Ezra blessed the LORD, the great God, and with their hands uplifted, all the people said, “Amen, Amen!” Then they bowed down and worshiped the LORD with their faces to the ground.

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