2Sa 2:5-6, 23:1, 1Ch 13:2, Psa 45:2, Luk 4:22 | ESV | STEP | David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May you be blessed by the Lord , because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him.

aSee Ruth 2:20

b[ch. 7:8, 9; Ps. 78:70, 71]

c[See ch. 22:51 above]

e[1 Sam. 31:1]

f[Isa. 33:17]

g[Luke 4:22]; See Isa. 61:1-3

h Ps. 45:2

i[Matt. 13:55; John 6:42]

j ch. 3:23

2 Samuel 2:5-6

5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, ^a“May you be blessed by the Lord, because you showed this loyalty to Saul your lord and buried him. 6 Now may the Lord show steadfast love and faithfulness to you. And I will do good to you because you have done this thing.

2 Samuel 23:1

The Last Words of David

1 Now these are the last words of David:

The oracle of David, the son of Jesse,
the oracle of ^bthe man who was raised on high,
^cthe anointed of the God of Jacob,
the sweet psalmist of Israel: ^{▼▼Or the favorite of the songs of Israel}

1 Chronicles 13:2

2 And David said to all the assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and from the Lord our God, let us send abroad to our brothers ^ewho remain in all the lands of Israel, as well as to the priests and Levites in the cities that have pasturelands, that they may be gathered to us.

Psalms 45:2

2 You are ^fthe most handsome of the sons of men;
^ggrace is poured upon your lips;
therefore God has blessed you forever.

Luke 4:22

22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at ^hthe gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, ⁱ“Is not this ^jJoseph’s son?”