2 Samuel 2:5-7

Modern English Version

⁵ 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. ⁶ Now may the Lord show you loyalty and faithfulness, even as I deal kindly with you who have done this thing. ⁷ Now may your hands be strong and may you be courageous, since your lord Saul is dead and the house of Judah has anointed me as king over them.”