2 Samuel 2:5 - Catholic Public Domain Version

Therefore, David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and he said to them: "Blessed are you to the Lord, who has accomplished this mercy with your lord Saul, so that you would bury him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, saying, May the Lord bless you because you showed kindness and loyalty to Saul your king and buried him.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

he sent messengers to the people of Jabesh-gilead. “The LORD bless you,” he said to them, “for doing this loyal deed for your master Saul by burying him.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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.

English Standard Version 2016

David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.

2 Samuel 2:5 Cross References

Genesis 14:19

he blessed him, and he said: "Blessed be Abram by the Most High God, who created heaven and earth.

Genesis 14:22

And he responded to him: "I lift up my hand to the Lord God, the Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

2 Samuel 15:20

You arrived yesterday. And today should you be compelled to go away with us? For I should go to the place where I am going. But you should return, and lead your own brothers back with you. And the Lord will show mercy and truth to you, because you have shown grace and faith."

2 Samuel 21:12

And David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of his son Jonathan, from the men of Jabesh Gilead, who had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had suspended them after they had slain Saul at Gilboa.

Joshua 2:14

They responded to her: "May our lives be yours unto death, if only you do not betray us. And when the Lord will have delivered the land to us, we will act toward you with mercy and truth."

Judges 21:8

For this reason, they said, "Who is there, out of all the tribes of Israel, that did not ascend to the Lord at Mizpah?" And behold, the inhabitants of Jabesh-Gilead were found not to have been among that army.

Ruth 1:8

She said to them, "Go to the home of your mother. May the Lord deal mercifully with you, just as you have dealt with the dead and with me.

Ruth 2:20

Naomi answered her, "May he be blessed by the Lord, because the same kindness which he provided for the living, he also kept for the dead." And again she said: "This man is our near relative."

Ruth 3:10

And he said, "You are blessed by the Lord, daughter, and you have excelled beyond your earlier benevolence, because you have not followed young men, whether poor or rich.

1 Samuel 11:1

And, about a month afterward, it happened that Nahash the Ammonite ascended and began to fight against Jabesh Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, "Consider a pact with us, and we will serve you."

1 Samuel 11:9

And they said to the messengers who had arrived: "So shall you say to the men who are of Jabesh Gilead: 'Tomorrow, when the sun will be hot, you shall have salvation.' " Therefore, the messengers went and announced it to the men of Jabesh, who became joyful.

1 Samuel 15:13

And when Samuel had gone to Saul, Saul said to him: "You are the blessed of the Lord. I have fulfilled the word of the Lord."

1 Samuel 23:21

And Saul said: "You have been blessed by the Lord. For you have grieved for my situation.

1 Samuel 24:19

And you have revealed this day the good that you have done for me: how the Lord delivered me into your hand, but you did not kill me.