2 Samuel 2:5-7

New Century Version

⁵ So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead and said to them, “The Lord bless you. You have shown loyalty to your master Saul by burying him. ⁶ May the Lord now be loyal and true to you. I will also treat you well because you have done this. ⁷ Now be strong and brave. Saul your master is dead, and the people of Judah have appointed me their king.”