2 Samuel 2:5-7
2:5 So David sent messengers to the people of Jabesh Gilead and told them, “May you be blessed by the Lord because you have shown this kindness 1 to your lord Saul by burying him.
2:6 Now may the Lord show you true kindness! 2 I also will reward you, 3 because you have done this deed.
2:7 Now be courageous 4 and prove to be valiant warriors, for your lord Saul is dead. The people of Judah have anointed me as king over them.”
1 tn Or “loyalty.”
2 tn Or “loyalty and devotion.”
3 tn Heb “will do with you this good.”
4 tn Heb “let your hands be strong.”