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Chapter 9
- 9:1
- And David said, Is there yet any
that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for
Jonathan's sake?
- 9:2
- And there was of the house of Saul
a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto
David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant
is he.
- 9:3
- And the king said, Is there not
yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto
him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is
lame on his feet.
- 9:4
- And the king said unto him, Where
is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of
Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
- 9:5
- Then king David sent, and fetched
him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
- 9:6
- Now when Mephibosheth, the son of
Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face,
and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered,
Behold thy servant!
- 9:7
- And David said unto him, Fear not:
for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake,
and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt
eat bread at my table continually.
- 9:8
- And he bowed himself, and said,
What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as
I am?
- 9:9
- Then the king called to Ziba,
Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son
all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
- 9:10
- Thou therefore, and thy sons, and
thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the
fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth
thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had
fifteen sons and twenty servants.
- 9:11
- Then said Ziba unto the king,
According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so
shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat
at my table, as one of the king's sons.
- 9:12
- And Mephibosheth had a young son,
whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were
servants unto Mephibosheth.
- 9:13
- So Mephibosheth dwelt in
Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was
lame on both his feet.
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