¹⁰ Then he said, ^(A)“Blessed are you of the Lord, my daughter! For you have shown more kindness at the end than ^(B)at the beginning, in that you did not go after young men, whether poor or rich.

⁵ So David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh Gilead, and said to them, ^(A)“You are blessed of the Lord, for you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him.