2 Samuel 21:12 shows David later retrieving Saul's bones from these same men, continuing the story of their faithful burial.

Ruth 2:20 echoes the same blessing formula—'Blessed be he of the LORD'—for showing kindness to both living and dead, paralleling David's blessing.

In 1 Samuel 23:21, Saul himself blesses the Ziphites with the same words—'Blessed are you of the LORD'—for their compassion to him, mirroring David's later blessing.

1 Samuel 31:13 records the very act of burying Saul that David is commending — the men of Jabesh-gilead took down and buried his body.

Judges 21:8 also mentions Jabesh-gilead, the city whose men buried Saul. This earlier event explains why they were uniquely positioned to show kindness.

Ruth 1:8 likewise invokes the LORD's kindness as a blessing for loyal care toward the dead—the same 'chesed' David acknowledges here.

Ruth 3:10 uses the identical blessing phrase 'Blessed are you of the LORD' for loyal kindness, though here directed to a living redeemer rather than to a dead king.