2 Samuel 2:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

And David sent messengers to the men of Jabeshgilead, and said to them, Blessed be you of the LORD, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, 'May you be blessed by the LORD for showing this kindness to your lord Saul by burying him.'

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} sent{H7971} messengers{H4397} unto the men{H582} of Jabesh-gilead,{H3003} and said{H559} unto them, Blessed{H1288} be ye of Jehovah,{H3068} that ye have showed{H6213} this kindness{H2617} unto your lord,{H113} even unto Saul,{H7586} and have buried{H6912} him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And David{H1732} sent{H7971}{(H8799)} messengers{H4397} unto the men{H582} of Jabeshgilead{H3003}{H1568}, and said{H559}{(H8799)} unto them, Blessed{H1288}{(H8803)} be ye of the LORD{H3068}, that ye have shewed{H6213}{(H8804)} this kindness{H2617} unto your lord{H113}, even unto Saul{H7586}, and have buried{H6912}{(H8799)} him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    he sent messaungers vnto them, sayenge: Blessed be ye of the LORDE, that ye haue done soch mercy vpon youre lorde Saul, and haue buried him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Dauid sent messengers vnto the men of Iabesh Gilead, and said vnto them, Blessed are ye of the Lord, that yee haue shewed such kindenes vnto your lord Saul, that you haue buried him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Dauid sent messengers vnto the men of Iabes Gilead, and sayde vnto them: Blessed are ye vnto the lord, that ye haue shewed suche kindnesse vnto your lord Saul, and haue buried him.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, Blessed be you of Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And David sendeth messengers unto the men of Jabesh-Gilead, and saith unto them, `Blessed `are' ye of Jehovah, in that ye have done this kindness with your lord, with Saul, that ye bury 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.

  • 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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, because you have done this kind act to Saul your lord, and have put his body to rest!

  • World English Bible (2000)

    David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, "Blessed are you by Yahweh, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, even to Saul, and have buried him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So David sent messengers to the people of Jabesh Gilead and told them,“May you be blessed by the LORD because you have shown this kindness to your lord Saul by burying him.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 23:21 : 21 And Saul said, Blessed be you of the LORD; for you have compassion on me.
  • Ruth 2:20 : 20 And Naomi said to her daughter-in-law, Blessed be he of the LORD, who has not forsaken his kindness to the living and to the dead. And Naomi said to her, This man is a relative of ours, one of our nearest kinsmen.
  • Ps 115:15 : 15 You are blessed by the LORD, who made heaven and earth.
  • Ruth 1:8 : 8 And Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, Go, return each to her mother's house: the LORD deal kindly with you, as you have dealt with the dead, and with me.
  • Ruth 3:10 : 10 And he said, Blessed are you of the LORD, my daughter: for you have shown more kindness at the end than at the beginning, inasmuch as you followed not young men, whether poor or rich.
  • 1 Sam 24:19 : 19 For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safely? Therefore the LORD reward you good for that which you have done unto me this day.
  • 1 Sam 25:32-33 : 32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me. 33 And blessed is your advice, and blessed are you, because you have kept me this day from coming to bloodshed and from avenging myself with my own hand.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 2 Sam 2:6-7
    2 verses
    86%

    6 And now the LORD show kindness and truth to you: and I also will repay you this kindness, because you have done this thing.

    7 Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah has anointed me king over them.

  • 2 Sam 2:4
    86%

    4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, It was the men of Jabeshgilead who buried Saul.

  • 2 Sam 21:12-14
    3 verses
    77%

    12 And David went and took the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabeshgilead, who had stolen them from the street of Bethshan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines killed Saul in Gilboa:

    13 And he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there; and they gathered the bones of those who were hanged.

    14 And they buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the tomb of Kish his father; and they carried out all that the king commanded. And after that, God was entreated for the land.

  • 1 Sam 31:11-13
    3 verses
    77%

    11 When the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead heard of what the Philistines had done to Saul,

    12 all the valiant men arose and went all night, and took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Bethshan, and came to Jabesh, and burned them there.

    13 They took their bones and buried them under a tree at Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

  • 1 Chr 10:11-12
    2 verses
    76%

    11 And when all Jabeshgilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul,

    12 All the valiant men arose and took away the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons, and brought them to Jabesh, and buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh, and fasted seven days.

  • 2 Sam 1:16-17
    2 verses
    75%

    16 And David said to him, Your blood be upon your head; for your mouth has testified against you, saying, I have slain the LORD'S anointed.

    17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

  • 2 Sam 9:1
    75%

    1 And David said, Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

  • 1 Sam 23:21
    74%

    21 And Saul said, Blessed be you of the LORD; for you have compassion on me.

  • 2 Sam 1:4-5
    2 verses
    74%

    4 And David said to him, How did the matter go? Please, tell me. And he answered, The people have fled from the battle, and many of the people are also fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan his son are dead as well.

    5 And David said to the young man who told him, How do you know that Saul and Jonathan his son are dead?

  • 1 Sam 25:32
    74%

    32 And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, who sent you this day to meet me.

  • 2 Chr 24:16
    74%

    16 And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward His house.

  • 2 Sam 4:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8 And they brought the head of Ishbosheth to David at Hebron, and said to the king, Behold the head of Ishbosheth the son of Saul your enemy, who sought your life; and the LORD has avenged my lord the king this day of Saul, and of his descendants.

    9 And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As the LORD lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,

    10 When someone told me, saying, Behold, Saul is dead, thinking he was bringing good news, I took hold of him, and killed him in Ziklag, who thought that I would have given him a reward for his news.

  • 1 Chr 19:2
    73%

    2 And David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, because his father showed kindness to me. And David sent messengers to comfort him concerning his father. So the servants of David came to the land of the children of Ammon to Hanun, to comfort him.

  • 1 Sam 11:4-5
    2 verses
    73%

    4 Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the ears of the people, and all the people lifted up their voices and wept.

    5 And behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field, and Saul said, "What troubles the people, that they weep?" And they told him the news of the men of Jabesh.

  • 2 Sam 1:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1 Now it came to pass after the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag;

    2 On the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul with his clothes torn and earth upon his head: and when he came to David, he fell to the ground and paid respect.

  • Acts 2:29
    73%

    29 Men and brethren, let me speak freely to you about the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his tomb is with us to this day.

  • 2 Sam 3:31-32
    2 verses
    72%

    31 And David said to Joab and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David himself followed the bier.

    32 And they buried Abner in Hebron, and the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner; and all the people wept.

  • 1 Sam 24:8
    72%

    8 David also arose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, saying, My lord the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David bowed with his face to the earth and showed respect.

  • 1 Kgs 2:10
    72%

    10 So David rested with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

  • 2 Sam 10:2
    72%

    2 Then David said, I will show kindness to Hanun the son of Nahash, as his father showed kindness to me. So David sent to comfort him by the hand of his servants for his father. And David's servants came into the land of the children of Ammon.

  • 1 Sam 26:25
    71%

    25 Then Saul said to David, "Blessed are you, my son David. You shall do great things, and also shall still prevail." So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • 1 Sam 24:4
    71%

    4 And the men of David said to him, Behold, the day of which the LORD said to you, Behold, I will deliver your enemy into your hand, that you may do to him as it seems good to you. Then David arose and cut off the edge of Saul's robe secretly.

  • 1 Sam 24:10
    71%

    10 Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the LORD delivered you today into my hand in the cave: and some urged me to kill you: but my eye spared you; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.

  • 2 Sam 1:12
    71%

    12 And they mourned, and wept, and fasted until evening, for Saul, and for Jonathan his son, and for the people of the LORD, and for the house of Israel; because they had fallen by the sword.

  • 1 Sam 18:5
    71%

    5 And David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.

  • 1 Sam 24:16-18
    3 verses
    71%

    16 And it came to pass, when David had finished speaking these words to Saul, that Saul said, Is this your voice, my son David? And Saul lifted up his voice and wept.

    17 And he said to David, You are more righteous than I: for you have rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded you evil.

    18 And you have shown this day how you have dealt well with me: for when the LORD delivered me into your hand, you did not kill me.

  • 1 Sam 17:57
    71%

    57 When David returned from killing the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

  • 1 Kgs 2:7
    71%

    7 But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those that eat at your table; for so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom your brother.

  • 2 Sam 5:2
    70%

    2 Also, in times past when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and brought them in. And the LORD said to you, You will feed my people Israel, and you will be a captain over Israel.

  • 1 Sam 16:22
    70%

    22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray you, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.

  • 1 Kgs 2:31
    70%

    31 And the king said unto him, Do as he has said, and strike him down and bury him, that you may take away the innocent blood which Joab shed, from me and from the house of my father.

  • 2 Sam 21:3
    70%

    3 Therefore David said to the Gibeonites, What shall I do for you? And how shall I make atonement, that you may bless the inheritance of the LORD?

  • 2 Sam 4:12
    70%

    12 And David commanded his young men, and they killed them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hung them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ishbosheth, and buried it in the tomb of Abner in Hebron.

  • 1 Chr 11:3
    70%

    3 Therefore, all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the LORD, and they anointed David king over Israel, according to the word of the LORD through Samuel.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    70%

    31 When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him.