'In the Name of the Lord' in the Bible

he may serve in the name of Yahweh his God like all his fellow Levites who minister there in the presence of the Lord.

David said to the Philistine: “You come against me with a dagger, spear, and sword, but I come against you in the name of Yahweh of Hosts, the God of Israel’s armies—you have defied Him.

Jonathan then said to David, “Go in the assurance the two of us pledged in the name of the Lord when we said: The Lord will be a witness between you and me and between my offspring and your offspring forever.” Then David left, and Jonathan went into the city.

When David had finished offering the burnt offering and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh of Hosts.

But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”

He turned around, looked at them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. Then two female bears came out of the woods and mauled 42 of the children.

When David had finished offering the burnt offerings and the fellowship offerings, he blessed the people in the name of Yahweh.

David went up at Gad’s command spoken in the name of the Lord.

But the king said to him, “How many times must I make you swear not to tell me anything but the truth in the name of Yahweh?”

The rest of the events of Manasseh’s reign, along with his prayer to his God and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, are written in the Records of Israel’s Kings.

Some take pride in chariots, and others in horses,but we take pride in the name of Yahweh our God.

All the nations surrounded me;in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me;in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

They surrounded me like bees;they were extinguished like a fire among thorns;in the name of Yahweh I destroyed them.

He who comes in the nameof the Lord is blessed.From the house of the Lord we bless you.

Our help is in the name of Yahweh,the Maker of heaven and earth.

Then none who pass by will say,“May the Lord’s blessing be on you.”We bless you in the name of Yahweh.

Who among you fears the Lord,listening to the voice of His Servant?Who among you walks in darkness,and has no light?Let him trust in the name of Yahweh;let him lean on his God.

Therefore, here is what the Lord says concerning the people of Anathoth who want to take your life. They warn, “You must not prophesy in the name of Yahweh, or you will certainly die at our hand.”

How dare you prophesy in the name of Yahweh, ‘This temple will become like Shiloh and this city will become an uninhabited ruin’!” Then all the people assembled against Jeremiah at the Lord’s temple.

Then the officials and all the people told the priests and prophets, “This man doesn’t deserve the death sentence, for he has spoken to us in the name of Yahweh our God!”

Another man was also prophesying in the name of Yahweh—Uriah son of Shemaiah from Kiriath-jearim. He prophesied against this city and against this land in words like all those of Jeremiah.

“As for the word you spoke to us in the name of Yahweh, we are not going to listen to you!

If a man still prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will say to him: You cannot remain alive because you have spoken falsely in the name of Yahweh. When he prophesies, his father and his mother who bore him will pierce him through.