Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 6:18
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.
18. burnt offerings and peace offerings ] The “burnt offerings” were dedicatory, the “peace offerings” eucharistic. The latter furnished the festival meal for the assembled people (Lev 7:15). Compare Solomon’s sacrifices at the dedication of the Temple (1Ki 8:62-65).
he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts ] As Solomon did (1Ki 8:14; 1Ki 8:55). “The name of the Lord” signifies “Jehovah as He has revealed Himself to men,” and “to bless in the name of the Lord” signifies ‘to invoke from Jehovah such blessings as He covenants to give in accordance with His revelation of Himself.’ Cp. Psa 129:8.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He blessed the people – So did Solomon 1Ki 8:14.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 18. He blessed the people in the name of the Lord] David acted here as priest, for it was the general prerogative of the priests to bless the people, but it appears, by both David and Solomon, that it was the prerogative of the kings also.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
He blessed the people, i.e. he heartily and solemnly prayed to God for his blessing upon them; which he did both as prophet and as their king, to whom by office it belongs, by all means, to seek his peoples welfare.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
18. he blessed the peopleinthe double character of prophet and king (see 1Ki 8:55;1Ki 8:56). [See on 1Ch16:2.]
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
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.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
When the offering of sacrifice was over, David blessed the people in the name of the Lord, as Solomon did afterwards at the dedication of the temple (1Ki 8:55), and gave to all the (assembled) people, both men and women, to every one a slice of bread, a measure (of wine), and a cake for a festal meal, i.e., for the sacrificial meal, which was celebrated with the shelamim after the offering of the sacrifices, and after the king had concluded the liturgical festival with a benediction. is a round cake of bread, baked for sacrificial meals, and synonymous with (1Ch 16:3), as we may see from a comparison of Exo 29:23 with Lev 8:26 (see the commentary on Lev 8:2). But the meaning of the . . is uncertain, and has been much disputed. Most of the Rabbins understand it as signifying a piece of flesh or roast meat, deriving the word from and ; but this is certainly false. There is more to be said in favour of the derivation proposed by L. de Dieu, viz., from the Ethiopic , netiri , from which Gesenius and Roediger ( Ges. Thes. p. 1470) have drawn their explanation of the word as signifying a measure of wine or other beverage. For , the meaning grape-cake or raisin-cake is established by Son of Son 2:5 and Hos 3:1 (vid., Hengstenberg, Christol. on Hos 3:1). The people returned home after the festal meal.
Fuente: Keil & Delitzsch Commentary on the Old Testament
(18) Peace offerings.While the burnt offerings were dedicatory, the peace offerings were eucharistic, and were also intended here, as in 1Ki. 8:62-65, to supply the wants of the people by a religious feast of communion with God.
He blessed the people.As Solomon did at the dedication of the temple (1Ki. 8:14; 1Ki. 8:55), and in both cases this was eminently fitting; but such blessing is by no means to be mistaken for the peculiar priestly blessing for which the form was prescribed in Num. 6:22-26.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
‘ And when David had made an end of offering the burnt-offering and the peace-offerings, he blessed the people in the name of YHWH of hosts.’
Following the offering of the burnt offerings and peace-offerings, the people were blessed in the Name of YHWH of Hosts the Name connected with the Ark of YHWH (2Sa 6:2). This blessing may have been performed by David himself in his office as priest after the order of Melchizedek, or it may have been done in his name by Abiathar (see Num 6:22-27). The genuineness and whole-heartedness of the blessing is brought out in that having blessed the people David will proceed towards his palace in order to bless all who are in the palace (verse 20a).
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
2Sa 6:18 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.
Ver. 18. He blessed the people. ] And feasted them besides, which was more than he did when he was confirmed by them in his kingdom, 2Sa 5:1-3 to show his greater joy.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
as soon: 1Ki 8:55, 1Ch 16:2, 2Ch 6:3, 2Ch 30:18, 2Ch 30:19, 2Ch 30:27, Act 3:26
he blessed: Gen 14:19, Exo 39:43, Lev 9:22, Lev 9:23, Heb 7:1-7
Reciprocal: Jos 22:6 – General 2Sa 6:20 – bless 2Sa 19:39 – blessed 1Ki 3:15 – peace offerings 1Ki 8:14 – blessed all 2Ki 16:15 – the king’s burnt 2Ch 31:8 – and his people
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Sa 6:18-19. He blessed the people That is, he heartily and solemnly prayed to God for his blessing upon them; which he did both as a prophet and as their king, to whom by office it belonged by all means to seek his peoples welfare. He also pronounced them blessed in Gods name. So all the people departed, every one to his house Or rather, to his tent, pitched in or near Jerusalem on this occasion.