Cross References 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. 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. 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.… Lexicon So Davidדָּוִד֙ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse sent וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח (way·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7971: To send away, for, out messengers מַלְאָכִ֔ים (mal·’ā·ḵîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to the men אַנְשֵׁ֖י (’an·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person of Jabesh-gilead יָבֵ֣ישׁ (yā·ḇêš) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3003: Jabesh -- a place in Gilead, also an Israelite to tell וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say them, אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to “The LORD לַֽיהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel bless בְּרֻכִ֤ים (bə·ru·ḵîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse you, אַתֶּם֙ (’at·tem) Pronoun - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 859: Thou and thee, ye and you because אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you have shown עֲשִׂיתֶ֜ם (‘ă·śî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make this הַזֶּ֗ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that kindness הַחֶ֣סֶד (ha·ḥe·seḏ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2617: Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty to עִם־ (‘im-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5973: With, equally with Saul שָׁא֔וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites your lord אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶם֙ (’ă·ḏō·nê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 113: Sovereign, controller when you buried him. וַֽתִּקְבְּר֖וּ (wat·tiq·bə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6912: To inter Additional Translations So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead to tell them, “The LORD bless you, because you have shown this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.And David sent messengers to the men of Jabeshgilead, and said to them, Blessed be you of the LORD, that you have showed this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him. And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. And David sent messengers to the rulers of Jabis of the country of Galaad, and David said to them, Blessed be ye of the Lord, because ye have wrought this mercy toward your lord, even toward Saul the anointed of the Lord, and ye have buried him and Jonathan his son. And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead, and said to them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have shewn this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him! And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him. And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him. David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him. And David sendeth messengers unto the men of Jabesh-Gilead, and saith unto them, 'Blessed are ye of Jehovah, in that ye have done this kindness with your lord, with Saul, that ye bury him. 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