King James Version (KJV) Authorized Version 1611
Read Full Chapter (2 Samuel 2) 2 Samuel 2:6 KJV
"And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing."
2 Samuel 2:6 in Context (Verses 3–9 KJV)
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And his men that were with him did David bring up, every man with his household: and they dwelt in the cities of Hebron.
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And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.
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¶ And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them, Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.
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And now the LORD shew kindness and truth unto you: and I also will requite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing.
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Therefore now let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant: for your master Saul is dead, and also the house of Judah have anointed me king over them.*
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¶ But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul’s host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim;**
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And made him king over Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel.