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1 David said, “Is
there yet any
who is left
of Saul’s house,
that I may
show him kindness
for Jonathan’s
sake?”
2 There
was of Saul’s
house a servant
whose name was
Ziba, and they
called him to
David; and the
king said to
him, “Are you
Ziba?”
He said, “I am
your servant.”
3 The
king said, “Is there
not yet any
of Saul’s house,
that I may
show the kindness
of God to him?”
Ziba said to the
king, “Jonathan
still has a
son, who is
lame in his
feet.”
4 The
king said to him,
“Where is he?”
Ziba said to the
king, “Behold, he
is in the
house of Machir
the son of
Ammiel, in
Lo Debar.”
5 Then
King David sent
and brought him
out of the
house of Machir
the son of
Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
6 Mephibosheth,
the son of
Jonathan, the son
of Saul, came
to David, fell
on his face,
and showed respect.
David said, “Mephibosheth?”
He answered, “Behold,
your servant!”
7 David said
to him, “Don’t be
afraid, for I
will surely show
you kindness for
Jonathan your father’s
sake, and will
restore to you
all the land
of Saul
your father. You
will eat bread
at my table
continually.”
8 He
bowed down,
and said, “What is
your servant, that
you should look
at such a
dead dog as
I am?”
9 Then
the king called
to Ziba, Saul’s
servant, and said
to him, “All
that belonged to
Saul and to
all his house
I have given
to your master’s
son.
10 Till
the land for him—you, your sons, and
your servants.
Bring in
the harvest, that
your master’s son
may have bread
to eat; but
Mephibosheth your master’s
son will always
eat bread at
my table.”
Now Ziba had
fifteen sons and
twenty servants.
11 Then
Ziba said to
the king, “According
to all that
my lord the king
commands his
servant, so your
servant will do.”
So Mephibosheth ate
at the king’s
table like one
of the king’s
sons.
12 Mephibosheth had
a young son,
whose name was
Mica. All who
lived in Ziba’s
house were
servants to
Mephibosheth.
13 So
Mephibosheth lived
in Jerusalem, for
he ate continually
at the king’s
table. He was
lame in both
his feet.