{"book":"2 Samuel","slug":"2-samuel","ch":9,"genre":"prose","sub":"2 Samuel","prev":"2-samuel/8","next":"2-samuel/10","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Then David asked,“ Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”","f":[],"h":"David and Mephibosheth","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired,“ Are you Ziba?”“ I am your servant,” he replied.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired,“ Are you Ziba?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ I am your servant,” he replied."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":3,"t":"So the king asked,“ Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered,“ There is still Jonathan’s son, [who is] lame in both feet.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"So the king asked,“ Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"Ziba answered,“ There is still Jonathan’s son, [who is] lame in both feet.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"“ Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said,“ Indeed, he [is] in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ Where is he?” replied the king."},{"style":"reg","t":"And Ziba said,“ Indeed, he [is] in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said,“ Mephibosheth!”“ I am your servant,” he replied.","f":["Mephibosheth is also called Merib-baal; see 1 Chronicles 8:34."],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence."},{"style":"reg","t":"Then David said,“ Mephibosheth!”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ I am your servant,” he replied."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"“ Do not be afraid,” said David,“ for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"Mephibosheth bowed down and said,“ What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him,“ I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in [the harvest], so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in [the harvest], so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"And Ziba said to the king,“ Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at [David’s] table like one of the king’s [own] sons.","f":["LXX; Hebrew my table"],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"And Ziba said to the king,“ Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.”"},{"style":"reg","t":"So Mephibosheth ate at [David’s] table like one of the king’s [own] sons."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":12,"t":"And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba [were] servants of Mephibosheth.","f":["Mica is a variant of Micah; see 1 Chronicles 8:34."]},{"v":13,"t":"So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet.","f":[]}]}