⁵ he sent messengers to them to say to them, “The Lord bless^(A) you for showing this kindness to Saul your master by burying him.

²¹ Saul replied, “The Lord bless^(A) you for your concern^(B) for me.

³² David said to Abigail, “Praise^(A) be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who has sent you today to meet me. ³³ May you be blessed for your good judgment and for keeping me from bloodshed^(B) this day and from avenging myself with my own hands.

¹⁹ When a man finds his enemy, does he let him get away unharmed? May the Lord reward^(A) you well for the way you treated me today.

²⁰ “The Lord bless him!^(A)” Naomi said to her daughter-in-law.^(B) “He has not stopped showing his kindness^(C) to the living and the dead.” She added, “That man is our close relative;^(D) he is one of our guardian-redeemers.^[a](E)”

¹⁰ “The Lord bless you,^(A) my daughter,” he replied. “This kindness is greater than that which you showed earlier:^(B) You have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

⁸ Then Naomi said to her two daughters-in-law, “Go back, each of you, to your mother’s home.^(A) May the Lord show you kindness,^(B) as you have shown kindness to your dead husbands^(C) and to me.