Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation he sent some men there with the message: "May the LORD bless you for showing your loyalty to your king by burying him. New Revised Standard Version Contemporary English Version New American Bible Douay-Rheims Bible Treasury of Scripture Knowledge David therefore sent messengers to the men of Jabes Galaad, and said to them: Blessed be you to the Lord, who have shewn this mercy to your master Saul, and have buried him. Blessed Ruth 1:8 She said to them: Go ye home to your mothers, the Lord deal mercifully with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me. Ruth 2:20 And Noemi answered her: Blessed be he of the Lord: because the same kindness which he shewed to the living, he hath kept also to the dead. And again she said: The man is our kinsman. Ruth 3:10 And he said: Blessed art thou of the Lord, my daughter, and thy latter kindness has surpassed the former: because thou hast not followed young men either poor or rich. 1 Samuel 23:21 And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case. 1 Samuel 24:19 For who when he hath found his enemy, will let him go well away? But the Lord reward thee for this good turn, for what thou hast done to me this day. 1 Samuel 25:32,33 And David said to Abigail: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me, and blessed be thy speech: . . . Psalm 115:15 Blessed be you of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Context David Anointed King of Judah…4And the men of Juda came, and anointed David there, to be king over the house of Juda. And it was told David that the men of Jabes Galaad had buried Saul. 5David therefore sent messengers to the men of Jabes Galaad, and said to them: Blessed be you to the Lord, who have shewn this mercy to your master Saul, and have buried him.6And now the Lord surely will render you mercy and truth, and I also will requite you for this good turn, because you have done this thing.… Cross References Judges 21:8 Therefore they said: Who is there of all the tribes of Israel, that came not up to the Lord to Maspha? And, behold, the inhabitants of Jabes Galaad were found not to have been in that army. Ruth 2:20 And Noemi answered her: Blessed be he of the Lord: because the same kindness which he shewed to the living, he hath kept also to the dead. And again she said: The man is our kinsman. 1 Samuel 15:13 And when Samuel was come to Saul, Saul said to him: Blessed be thou of the Lord, I have fulfilled the word of the Lord. 1 Samuel 23:21 And Saul said: Blessed be ye of the Lord, for you have pitied my case. Psalm 115:15 Blessed be you of the Lord, who made heaven and earth. Jump to Previous Act Bless Blessed Blessing Body Buried Bury Burying David Gilead Jabesh Jabeshgilead Jabesh-Gilead Ja'besh-Gil'ead Kind Kindness Loyalty Master Messengers Rest Saul Showed Showing ShownJump to Next Act Bless Blessed Blessing Body Buried Bury Burying David Gilead Jabesh Jabeshgilead Jabesh-Gilead Ja'besh-Gil'ead Kind Kindness Loyalty Master Messengers Rest Saul Showed Showing ShownLinks 2 Samuel 2:5 NIV2 Samuel 2:5 NLT 2 Samuel 2:5 ESV 2 Samuel 2:5 NASB 2 Samuel 2:5 Bible Apps 2 Samuel 2:5 Biblia Paralela 2 Samuel 2:5 Chinese Bible 2 Samuel 2:5 French Bible 2 Samuel 2:5 German Bible Alphabetical: and be because bless blessed buried burying by David for Gilead have he him Jabesh Jabesh-gilead kindness LORD master May men messengers of said Saul say sent showing shown the them this to you your OT History: 2 Samuel 2:5 David sent messengers to the men (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |