Matthew Poole and continuators on 2 Samuel 2:5
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2 Samuel2:5
5 ¶ 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▪
This respect and affection to procure him Burial. For as it is, and ever was esteemed an act of inhumanity to deny Burial to the Dead; so it is an act of mercy and kindness to Bury him.
Marginal references: Or, because.
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