² And when David had come to an end of making the burned offerings and peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord.

¹⁹ And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

⁵⁰ And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing.

⁵¹ And while he was doing so, he went from them and was taken up into heaven.

²⁷ Then the priests and the Levites gave the people a blessing: and the voice of their prayer went up to the holy place of God in heaven.

¹⁸ For a great number of the people from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not made themselves clean, but they took the Passover meal, though not in the right way. For Hezekiah had made prayer for them, saying, May the good Lord have mercy on everyone

¹⁹ Who, with all his heart, is turned to God the Lord, the God of his fathers, even if he has not been made clean after the rules of the holy place.

²⁰ And the Lord gave ear to Hezekiah, and made the people well.

²⁹ And at the end of the offering, the king and all who were present with him gave worship with bent heads.

⁵⁵ And, getting on his feet, he gave a blessing to all the men of Israel, saying with a loud voice,

⁵⁶ Praise be to the Lord who has given rest to his people Israel, as he gave them his word to do; every word of all his oath, which he gave by the hand of Moses his servant, has come true.

¹⁸ And after David had made the burned offerings and the peace-offerings, he gave the people a blessing in the name of the Lord of armies.

⁶ Then Joshua gave them his blessing and sent them away: and they went back to their tents.

²³ Say to Aaron and his sons, These are the words of blessing which are to be used by you in blessing the children of Israel; say to them,

²⁴ May the Lord send his blessing on you and keep you:

²⁵ May the light of the Lord's face be shining on you in grace:

²⁶ May the Lord's approval be resting on you and may he give you peace.

²⁷ So they will put my name on the children of Israel, and I will give them my blessing.

³ If the offering is a burned offering of the herd, let him give a male without a mark: he is to give it at the door of the Tent of meeting so that he may be pleasing to the Lord.

¹⁰ And Jacob gave Pharaoh his blessing, and went out from before him.

⁷ Then Joseph made his father Jacob come before Pharaoh, and Jacob gave him his blessing.

⁷ So now, give the man back his wife, for he is a prophet, and let him say a prayer for you, so your life may be safe: but if you do not give her back, be certain that death will come to you and all your house.

⁷ But there is no doubt that the less gets his blessing from the greater.