Study it in the app“David 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.”
Davidדָּוִדsentוַיִּשְׁלַחmessengersמַלְאָכִיםtoאֶלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof Jabesh-gileadיָבֵישׁ גִּלְעָדand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto them,אֲלֵיהֶם“Blessedבְּרֻכִיםareyouאַתֶּםby YHWH,לַיהוָהforאֲשֶׁרyou have doneעֲשִׂיתֶםthisהַזֶּהloyal loveהַחֶסֶדwithעִםyour lord,אֲדֹנֵיכֶםwithעִםSaul,שָׁאוּלand buriedוַתִּקְבְּרוּhim.אֹתוֹ
David
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appearsmessenger
Someone sent on an errand.
Where else “malachim” appearsman
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” 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” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appearsgreet
To wish someone God's good; to greet.
Where else “beruchim” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asitem” appearsfaithfulness
Loyal love between people, faithfulness and kindness.
Where else “chesed” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” 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” appearsbury
Bury.
Where else “tikbru” 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).
4Then 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.”
5 · This verse (above)
6And now may YHWH do loyal love and faithfulness with you; and I also will do this good with you, because you have done this thing.
