2 Samuel 2:5

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David sent messengers to the people 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!

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

He blessed him and said, “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, maker of heaven and earth;

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have sworn to the Lord, God Most High, maker of heaven and earth,

2 Samuel 15:20

You came only yesterday, and shall I today make you wander about with us, while I go wherever I can? Go back, and take your kinsfolk with you; and may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you.”

2 Samuel 21:12

David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of his son Jonathan from the people of Jabesh-gilead, who had stolen them from the public square of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hung them up, on the day the Philistines killed 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 life for yours! If you do not tell this business of ours, then we will deal kindly and faithfully with you when the Lord gives us the land.”

Judges 21:8

Then they said, “Is there anyone from the tribes of Israel who did not come up to the Lord to Mizpah?” It turned out that no one from Jabesh-gilead had come to the camp, to the assembly.

Ruth 1:8

But Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back each of you to your mother's house. May the Lord deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead and with me.

Ruth 2:20

Then Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, “Blessed be he by the Lord, whose kindness has not forsaken the living or the dead!” Naomi also said to her, “The man is a relative of ours, one of our nearest kin.”

Ruth 3:10

He said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter; this last instance of your loyalty is better than the first; you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.

1 Samuel 11:1

About a month later, Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”

1 Samuel 11:9

They said to the messengers who had come, “Thus shall you say to the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead: ‘Tomorrow, by the time the sun is hot, you shall have deliverance.’ ” When the messengers came and told the inhabitants of Jabesh, they rejoiced.

1 Samuel 15:13

When Samuel came to Saul, Saul said to him, “May you be blessed by the Lord; I have carried out the command of the Lord.”

1 Samuel 23:21

Saul said, “May you be blessed by the Lord for showing me compassion!

1 Samuel 24:19

For who has ever found an enemy, and sent the enemy safely away? So may the Lord reward you with good for what you have done to me this day.