2 Samuel 2:5

Modern English Version

So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead saying, “May you be blessed by the Lord, you who have shown this loyalty to your lord Saul by burying him.

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth;

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth,

2 Samuel 15:20

You came only yesterday. Shall I cause you to go roaming around with us today? I am going where I go. Go back, and take back your brothers with you. Mercy and truth be with you.”

2 Samuel 21:12

David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabesh-gilead who had secretly taken them from the plaza in Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hung them the day the Philistines struck down Saul on Gilboa.

Psalm 115:15

May you be blessed by the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Joshua 2:14

The men said to her, “Our lives for yours; if you do not report us, then when the Lord gives us the land, we will act faithfully and kindly with you.”

Judges 21:8

And they said, “Is there anyone from among the tribes of Israel who did not go up to the Lord at Mizpah?” And behold, no one had come to the camp, from Jabesh-gilead to the assembly.

Ruth 1:8

Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go, return each to her mother’s house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with your deceased husbands and with me.

Ruth 2:20

Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “May he be blessed of the Lord who has not withdrawn His kindness to the living and to the dead.” Naomi said to her, “This man is a close relative of ours, one of our redeeming relatives.”

Ruth 3:10

He said, “May you be blessed of the Lord, my daughter. You have shown your last act of kindness to be greater than the first, because you have not pursued young men, whether poor or rich.

1 Samuel 11:1

Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabesh-gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a covenant with us, and we will serve you.”

1 Samuel 11:9

They said to the messengers that came, “Thus will you say to the men of Jabesh-gilead, ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you will have help.’ ” And the messengers came and reported it to the men of Jabesh and they were glad.

1 Samuel 15:13

Samuel came to Saul. And Saul said to him, “Blessed are you of the Lord. I have carried out the word of the Lord.”

1 Samuel 23:21

Saul said, “Blessed are you of the Lord, for you have had compassion on me.

1 Samuel 24:19

For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him safely go away? Therefore may the Lord reward you well for what you have done for me this day.