2 Samuel 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?

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.

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.

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.

5.  Then king David sent * , and fetched * him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.

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 !

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.

8.  And he bowed * himself, and said * , What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look * upon such a dead * dog as I am?

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.

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.

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.

12.  And Mephibosheth had a young son,whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.

13.  So Mephibosheth dwelt * in Jerusalem: for he did eat * continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.