2 Samuel 2:5

“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.”

"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." - 2 Samuel 2:5
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What does 2 Samuel 2:5 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Samuel 2:5 from the King James Version (KJV) reads, "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." This verse comes…

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The Legacy of Kindness: Honoring the Fallen

In 2 Samuel 2:5, we witness a powerful moment that echoes across the ages—David, now anointed king, sends messengers to Jabesh-gilead with a profound message of honor and gratitude. The text states, "And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them…

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A Prayer of Gratitude and Kindness

O Lord God Almighty, In the stillness of this moment, I come before You with a heart full of gratitude and reverence. I reflect upon the powerful words from 2 Samuel 2:5, where David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, proclaiming, "Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye…

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2 Samuel 2:5 - "¶ 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."
2 Samuel 5:12
2 Samuel 5:16 - "And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet."
2 Samuel 5:15 - "Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,"
2 Samuel 5:21 - "And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them."
2 Samuel 5:18 - "The Philistines also came and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 5:7 - "Nevertheless David took the strong hold of Zion: the same is the city of David."
2 Samuel 5:10 - "And David went on, and grew great, and the LORD God of hosts was with him."
2 Samuel 11:5 - "And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child."
2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
"And Elishama, and Eliada, and Eliphalet." - 2 Samuel 5:16
2 Samuel 3:5 - "And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglah David's wife. These were born to David in Hebron."
1 Samuel 5:2 - "When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon."
2 Samuel 22:5 - "When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;"
2 Samuel 5:14 - "And these be the names of those that were born unto him in Jerusalem; Shammua, and Shobab, and Nathan, and Solomon,"
2 Samuel 5:4 - "¶ David was thirty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned forty years."
2 Samuel 5:5 - "In Hebron he reigned over Judah seven years and six months: and in Jerusalem he reigned thirty and three years over all Israel and Judah."
2 Samuel 5:11 - "¶ And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house."
2 Samuel 9:5 - "¶ Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar."
2 Samuel 1:5 - "And David said unto the young man that told him, How knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead?"
"Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia," - 2 Samuel 5:15
2 Samuel 5:9 - "So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built round about from Millo and inward."
2 Samuel 17:5 - "Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith."
2 Samuel 24:5 - "¶ And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on the right side of the city that lieth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer:"
2 Samuel 5:25 - "And David did so, as the LORD had commanded him; and smote the Philistines from Geba until thou come to Gazer."
2 Samuel 7:5 - "Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in?"
2 Samuel 5:1 - "Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh."
2 Samuel 8:5 - "And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succour Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men."
2 Samuel 21:5 - "And they answered the king, The man that consumed us, and that devised against us that we should be destroyed from remaining in any of the coasts of Israel,"