2 Samuel 2:4–5
4 Then the men of Judah came and there aanointed David king over the house of Judah.
And they told David, saying, “It was bthe men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said to them, “aMay you be blessed of the Lord because you have 1shown this kindness to Saul your lord, and have buried him.
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the tribe of Judah.
When David was told that it was the men from Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul, 5 he sent messengers to them to say to them, “The Lord bless you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him.
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.
When they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,” 5 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.
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul. 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 2:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 Then the men of Judah came to David and anointed him king over the people of Judah.
When David heard that the men of Jabesh-gilead had buried Saul, 5 he sent them this message: “May the Lord bless you for being so loyal to your master Saul and giving him a decent burial.
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
4 Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, “The men of Jabesh Gilead were the ones who buried Saul.” 5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, “You are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him.
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron and appointed David king over Judah.
They told David that the men of Jabesh Gilead had buried Saul. 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.
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.
And they told David, saying, The men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul. 5 And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have showed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, It is the men of Jabesh-Gilead that have buried Saul. 5 And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead, and said to them, Blessed be ye of Jehovah, that ye have shewn this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him!
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 Then the people of Judah came to Hebron and anointed David to be king over the tribe of Judah.
They told David, “The people of Jabesh Gilead were the ones who buried Saul.” 5 So David sent messengers to the people of Jabesh Gilead. He said to them, “May the Lord bless you because you showed kindness to your master Saul by burying him.
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 Then the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David: “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”
5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “The Lord bless you, because you have shown this kindness to Saul your lord when you buried him.
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 Then the people of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah.
When they told David, “It was the people of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul,” 5 David sent messengers to the people 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!
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 Then the men of Judah came, and they anointed David there as king over the house of Judah, and they told David, “The men of Jabesh-Gilead buried Saul.” 5 So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-Gilead and said to them, “May you be blessed by Yahweh because you did this loyal love with your lord, with Saul, and you buried him.
2 Samuel 2:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 Then the men of Judah came to Hebron. There they anointed David to be king over the people of Judah.
David was told that the men of Jabesh Gilead had buried Saul’s body. 5 So he sent messengers to them to speak for him.
The messengers said, “You were kind to bury the body of your master Saul. May the Lord bless you for that.