And when David had made an end of offering the burnt offerings and the peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD.
He blessed the people in the name of the Lord. The king commended their zeal, supplicated the divine blessing upon them, and ordered the remains of the thank offerings, which had been profusely sacrificed during the procession, to be distributed in certain proportions to every individual, that the ceremonial might terminate with appropriate festivities (Deuteronomy 12:7).