Study it in the app“Then the men of Judah came and anointed David there as king over the house of Judah. And they reported to David, saying, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.””
Then the menוַ אַנְשֵׁיof Judahיְהוּדָהcameיָּבֹאוּand anointedוַיִּמְשְׁחוּDavidדָּוִדthereשָׁםas kingלְמֶלֶךְoverעַלthe houseבֵּיתof Judah.יְהוּדָהAnd they reportedוַיַּגִּדוּto David,לְדָוִדsaying,לֵאמֹר“It wasthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Jabesh-gileadיָבֵישׁ גִּלְעָדwhoאֲשֶׁרburiedקָבְרוּSaul.”שָׁאוּל
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yehuda” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavou” appearsanoint
To pour oil on someone to set them apart for God.
Where else “yimshchu” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsdynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appearstell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “yagidu” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “mor” appearsJabesh
Jabesh, a city of Gilead, east of the Jordan. Later King Saul delivered it from the sons of Ammon (1 Samuel 11). It is also the name of a man, the father of King Shallum (2 Kings 15:10).
Where else “yavesh” appearsGilead
See it on the mapWhere else “gilad” appearsbury
Bury.
Where else “kavru” appearsSaul
Saul, the name of several people. The best known is the son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin, the first king of Israel. A king of Edom and a son of Simeon also bear it. It means "asked for".
Where else “shaul” appearsGilead
Today: northern Jordan, east of the Jordan River
A hill region east of the Jordan River, in present-day Jordan.
Reuben, Gad and half of Manasseh settled there (Num 32:1, 33). Jephthah was from Gilead (Judg 11:1). Jeremiah spoke of its balm (Jer 8:22).
3And his men who were with him David brought up, each with his household, and they lived in the cities of Hebron.
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5David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, “Blessed are you by YHWH, for you have done this loyal love with your lord, with Saul, and buried him.
