2 Samuel 2:5 - New International Version (Anglicised)

⁵ he sent messengers to them to say to them, ‘The Lord bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ 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

⁵ 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)

⁵ 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

⁵ 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.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ 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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ 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.

2 Samuel 2:5 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 14:19

and he blessed Abram, saying, ‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth.

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, ‘With raised hand I have sworn an oath to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

2 Samuel 15:20

You came only yesterday. And today shall I make you wander about with us, when I do not know where I am going? Go back, and take your people with you. May the Lord show you kindness and faithfulness.’

2 Samuel 21:12

he went and took the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead. (They had stolen their bodies from the public square at Beth Shan, where the Philistines had hung them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.)

Psalm 115:15

May you be blessed by the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Joshua 2:14

‘Our lives for your lives!’ the men assured her. ‘If you don’t tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the Lord gives us the land.’

Judges 21:8

Then they asked, ‘Which one of the tribes of Israel failed to assemble before the Lord at Mizpah?’ They discovered that no-one from Jabesh Gilead had come to the camp for the assembly.

Ruth 1:8

Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, ‘Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home. May the Lord show you kindness, as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands and to me.

Ruth 2:20

‘The Lord bless him!’ Naomi said to her daughter-in-law. ‘He has not stopped showing his kindness to the living and the dead.’ She added, ‘That man is our close relative; he is one of our guardian-redeemers.’

Ruth 3:10

‘The Lord bless you, my daughter,’ he replied. ‘This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier: you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

1 Samuel 11:1

Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh Gilead. And all the men of Jabesh said to him, ‘Make a treaty with us, and we will be subject to you.’

1 Samuel 11:9

They told the messengers who had come, ‘Say to the men of Jabesh Gilead, “By the time the sun is hot tomorrow, you will be rescued.” ’ When the messengers went and reported this to the men of Jabesh, they were elated.

1 Samuel 15:13

When Samuel reached him, Saul said, ‘The Lord bless you! I have carried out the Lord’s instructions.’

1 Samuel 23:21

Saul replied, ‘The Lord bless you for your concern for me.

1 Samuel 24:19

When a man finds his enemy, does he let him get away unharmed? May the Lord reward you well for the way you treated me today.