Blessed

Blessed is the outcome of Obed-edom's household hosting the Ark — it contrasts sharply with the judgment at the threshing floor, showing that the same presence brings life or death depending on the posture of approach.

David's final declaration — 'when you bless, it is blessed forever' — is his way of affirming the permanence of the Davidic covenant, trusting that God's blessing carries no expiration date or hidden conditions.

Blessed is the action the entire assembly performs here — at David's invitation they declare God favored and honored, bowing in homage as a unified national response to everything just witnessed.

Blessed is spoken here by Saul over David as a parting word — an ironic pronouncement from the very man who has been trying to kill him, underscoring the tragic contradiction of Saul's character.

Blessed appears in Hiram's letter as a direct attribution to the Lord — the Phoenician king credits God himself as the one who has given David a wise and capable son.

The valley is named for blessing because what happened there was too significant to leave unnamed — the people formally consecrate the location as a memorial to God's supernatural provision.

Blessed is used here to describe the condition of Joash's reign during Jehoiada's lifetime — the contrast with the current defeat makes God's blessing explicitly contingent on covenant faithfulness.

Solomon is formally blessing the entire assembly as part of the Temple dedication — invoking divine favor on the nation as he transitions from ceremony into his declaration of God's faithfulness to David.

David blesses Barzillai at their parting — a formal, covenantal act of gratitude invoking God's favor on the old man as the only repayment Barzillai would accept for his faithfulness.

The blessing of Obed-edom's household is the turning point of the chapter — God's presence brings life and flourishing, not just danger, which motivates David to try again.

Blessed appears here in Jesus's only direct quote in the entire chapter — Paul cites it as the theological foundation for his own pattern of working hard and giving freely.

Blessed appears here as the false assumption Israel's leaders were resting on — they interpreted national prosperity as divine endorsement of their lifestyle, confusing God's favor with God's approval.

Blessed is the specific word applied to those who endure past the 1,335-day mark — those who keep waiting when waiting feels purposeless are singled out for divine favor.

Blessing is presented here as the direct consequence of careful, sustained obedience — Moses frames it as something that extends forward in time, compounding across generations for those who take God's instructions seriously.

Blessed describes the abundance God promises will make debt cancellation sustainable — the expectation that releasing what you're owed won't leave you depleted, because God will refill it.

Blessing is physically represented by Mount Gerizim, where six tribes stand — the spatial staging makes the choice between obedience and rebellion literally visible across the valley.

Blessing is introduced here as the chapter's central theme — not a vague spiritual warmth but an active, pursuing force that will overtake those who walk faithfully with God.

Moses's blessing here is the chapter's culminating act — after verifying that every piece matched the divine specification exactly, he speaks favor over the people not for being creative or impressive, but for being faithful all the way to the end.