2 Samuel 2:4
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4 (A)Then the men of Judah came, and there they (B)anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, (C)“The men of Jabesh Gilead were the ones who buried Saul.”
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2 Samuel 2:4
New International Version
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron,(A) and there they anointed(B) David king over the tribe of Judah.
When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead(C) who had buried Saul,
2 Samuel 2:5
New King James Version
5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, (A)“You are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him.
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2 Samuel 2:5
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5 he sent messengers to them to say to them, “The Lord bless(A) you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him.
2 Samuel 21:12-14
New King James Version
12 Then David went and took the bones of Saul, and the bones of Jonathan his son, from the men of (A)Jabesh Gilead who had stolen them from the street of [a]Beth Shan, where the (B)Philistines had hung them up, after the Philistines had struck down Saul in Gilboa. 13 So he brought up the bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from there; and they gathered the bones of those who had been hanged. 14 They buried the bones of Saul and Jonathan his son in the country of Benjamin in (C)Zelah, in the tomb of Kish his father. So they performed all that the king commanded. And after that (D)God heeded the prayer for the land.
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- 2 Samuel 21:12 Beth Shean, Josh. 17:11
2 Samuel 21:12-14
New International Version
12 he went and took the bones of Saul(A) and his son Jonathan from the citizens of Jabesh Gilead.(B) (They had stolen their bodies from the public square at Beth Shan,(C) where the Philistines had hung(D) them after they struck Saul down on Gilboa.)(E) 13 David brought the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan from there, and the bones of those who had been killed and exposed were gathered up.
14 They buried the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan in the tomb of Saul’s father Kish, at Zela(F) in Benjamin, and did everything the king commanded. After that,(G) God answered prayer(H) in behalf of the land.(I)
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