THEOSIS2 Kingdoms (2 Samuel) 19:39Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And when all the people and the king had passed over the Jordan, the king kissed Berzellai, and blessed him: and he returned to his own place.
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אִתִּי֙ יַעֲבֹ֣ר כִּמְהָ֔ם וַאֲנִי֙ אֶעֱשֶׂה־לּ֔וֹ אֶת־הַטּ֖וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־תִּבְחַ֥ר עָלַ֖י אֶֽעֱשֶׂה־לָּֽךְ׃
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Passages read together with this verse.
- Gen 31:55But Laban arose in the night, and kissed his sons and daughters, and blessed them: and returned to his place.
- Ruth 1:14And they lifted up their voice, and began to weep again: Orpha kissed her mother in law, and returned: Ruth stuck close to her mother in law.
- Gen 47:7After this Joseph brought in his father to the king, and presented him before him: and he blessed him.
- Num 24:25And Balaam rose, and returned to his place: Balac also returned the way that he came.
- Gen 28:3And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase and multiply thee: that thou mayst be a multitude of people.
- 2 Sam 6:18And when he had made an end of offering holocausts and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the Lord of hosts.
- 1 Sam 24:22Swear to me by the Lord, that thou wilt not destroy my seed after me, nor take away my name from the house of my father.
- 2 Sam 14:33So Joab going in to the king, told him all: and Absalom was called for, and, he went in to the king: and prostrated himself on the ground before him: and the king kissed Absalom.