2 Samuel 2:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

David sent messengers to tell them: The LORD bless you! You were kind enough to bury Saul your ruler,

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

and said to Abram: “I bless you in the name of God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

Genesis 14:22

Abram answered: The LORD God Most High made the heavens and the earth. And I have promised him

2 Samuel 15:20

You haven't been with me very long, so why should you have to follow me, when I don't even know where I'm going? Take your soldiers and go back. I pray that the Lord will be kind and faithful to you.”

Psalm 115:15

May the LORD who created the heavens and the earth give you his blessing.

Joshua 2:14

“Rahab,” the spies answered, “if you keep quiet about what we're doing, we promise to be kind to you when the LORD gives us this land. We pray that the LORD will kill us if we don't keep our promise!”

Judges 21:8

Again the Israelites asked, “Did any of the tribes stay away from the meeting at Mizpah?” After asking around, they discovered that no one had come from Jabesh in Gilead.

Ruth 1:8

Naomi said to them, “Don't you want to go back home to your own mothers? You were kind to my husband and sons, and you have always been kind to me. I pray that the LORD will be just as kind to you.

Ruth 2:20

“The LORD bless Boaz!” Naomi replied. “He has shown that he is still loyal to the living and to the dead. Boaz is a close relative, one of those who is supposed to look after us.”

Ruth 3:10

Boaz replied: The LORD bless you! This shows how truly loyal you are to your family. You could have looked for a younger man, either rich or poor, but you didn't.

1 Samuel 11:1

About this time, King Nahash of Ammon came with his army and surrounded the town of Jabesh in Gilead. The people who lived there told Nahash, “If you will sign a peace treaty with us, you can be our ruler, and we will pay taxes to you.”

1 Samuel 11:9

Saul and his officers sent the messengers back to Jabesh with this promise: “We will rescue you tomorrow afternoon.” The messengers went back to the people at Jabesh and told them that they were going to be rescued. Everyone was encouraged!

1 Samuel 15:13

Samuel finally caught up with Saul, and Saul told him, “I hope the LORD will bless you! I have done what the LORD told me.”

1 Samuel 23:21

Saul told them: You've done me a big favour, and I pray that the LORD will bless you.

1 Samuel 24:19

If you really were my enemy, you wouldn't have let me leave here alive. I pray that the LORD will give you a big reward for what you did today.