2 Samuel · Brenton's English Septuagint
2 Samuel 9 Brenton's English Septuagint
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- Square brackets mark words Brenton supplied for English sense.
- Old Testament only (no New Testament). First printed 1844; the 1851 edition added the deuterocanonical books.
1 And David said, Is there yet any one left in the house of Saul, that I may deal kindly with him for Jonathan's sake?
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 And there was a servant of the house of Saul, and his name was Siba: and they call him to David; and the king said to him, Art thou Siba? and he said, I [am] thy servant.
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 And the king said, Is there yet a man left of the house of Saul, that I may act towards him with the mercy of God? and Siba said to the king, There is yet a son of Jonathan, lame [of] his feet.
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 And the king said, Where [is] he? and Siba said to the king, Behold, [he is] in the house of Machir the son of Amiel of Lodabar.
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 And king David sent, and took him out of the house of Machir the son of Amiel of Lodabar.
5 Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
6 And Memphibosthe the son of Jonathan the son of Saul comes to king David, and he fell upon his face and did obeisance to him: and David said to him, Memphibosthe: and he said, Behold thy servant.
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 And David said to him, Fear not, for I will surely deal mercifully with thee for the sake of Jonathan thy father, and I will restore to thee all the land of Saul the father of thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
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 And Memphibosthe did obeisance, and said, Who am I thy servant, that thou hast looked upon a dead dog like me?
8 He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look at such a dead dog as I am?”
9 And the king called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him, All that belonged to Saul and to all his house have I given to the son of thy lord.
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 And thou, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him; and thou shalt bring in bread to the son of thy lord, and he shall eat bread: and Memphibosthe the son of thy lord shall eat bread continually at my table. Now Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
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 And Siba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will thy servant do. And Memphibosthe did eat at the table of David, as one of the sons of the king.
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 And Memphibosthe had a little son, and his name [was] Micha: and all the household of Siba [were] servants to Memphibosthe.
12 Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All who lived in Ziba’s house were servants to Mephibosheth.
13 And Memphibosthe dwelt in Jerusalem, for he continually ate at the table of the king; and he was lame in both his feet.
13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet.
People & places in this chapter
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People
David
The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Machir
Son of Ammiel of Lo-debar, in whose house Mephibosheth was staying, and who later brought supplies to David at Mahanaim.
Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 9:4; 2 Samuel 9:5; 2 Samuel 17:27
Cross references (12)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 1 Samuel 20:42; Mark 9:41; Matthew 25:40; 1 Peter 3:8; 2 Samuel 1:26
- 2 2 Samuel 16:1–4; 2 Samuel 19:17; 2 Samuel 19:27–29; Genesis 15:2–3; Genesis 24:2
- 3 2 Samuel 4:4; Titus 3:3–4; Luke 6:36; Deuteronomy 10:15; 1 Samuel 20:14–17
- 4 2 Samuel 17:27–29
- 6 1 Chronicles 9:40; 2 Samuel 16:4; 2 Samuel 19:24–30; 1 Samuel 25:23; 1 Chronicles 8:34
- 7 2 Samuel 9:1; 2 Samuel 9:3; 1 Kings 2:7; 2 Samuel 19:28; Luke 1:29–30
- 8 2 Samuel 16:9; Matthew 15:26–27; 1 Samuel 24:14–15; 2 Samuel 3:8; 1 Samuel 26:20
- 9 2 Samuel 16:4; 2 Samuel 19:29; 1 Samuel 9:1; Isaiah 32:8
- 10 2 Samuel 9:7; 2 Samuel 19:28; 2 Kings 25:29; 2 Samuel 9:11–13; Luke 14:15
- 11 2 Samuel 16:1–4; 2 Samuel 19:26; 2 Samuel 19:17
- 12 1 Chronicles 8:34–40; 1 Chronicles 8:8; Micah 7:5–6; 1 Chronicles 9:40–44
- 13 2 Samuel 9:7; 2 Samuel 9:3; 2 Samuel 9:10–11
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences