2 Samuel 2:4-6

Modern English Version

⁴ Then the men of Judah came and there anointed David as king over the house of Judah, and they informed David that it was the men of Jabesh Gilead who had buried Saul.

⁵ So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead saying, “May you be blessed by the Lord, you who have shown this loyalty to your lord Saul by burying him. ⁶ Now may the Lord show you loyalty and faithfulness, even as I deal kindly with you who have done this thing.