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2 Samuel 9 Literal Standard Version

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1 And David says, “Is there yet any left of the house of Saul, and I do with him kindness because of Jonathan?”
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 the house of Saul has a servant, and his name [is] Ziba, and they call for him to David; and the king says to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he says, “Your 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 says, “Is there not yet a man of the house of Saul, and I do with him the kindness of God?” And Ziba says to the king, “Jonathan has yet a son—lame.”
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 says to him, “Where [is] he?” And Ziba says to the king, “Behold, he [is] in the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Behold-Debar.”
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 sends, and takes him out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel, of Behold-Debar,
5 Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
6 and Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, comes to David, and falls on his face, and pays respect, and David says, “Mephibosheth”; and he says, “Behold, your 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 says to him, “Do not be afraid; for I certainly do with you kindness because of your father Jonathan, and have given back to you all the field of your father Saul, and you continually eat bread at my table.”
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 he bows himself and says, “What [is] your servant, that you have turned to the dead dog—such as I?”
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 calls to Ziba servant of Saul and says to him, “All that was of Saul and of all his house, I have given to the son of your 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 you have served the land for him, you and your sons, and your servants, and have brought in, and there has been bread for the son of your lord, and he has eaten it; and Mephibosheth, son of your lord, continually eats bread at my table”; and Ziba has 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 Ziba says to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your servant does.” “As for Mephibosheth,” [says the king,] “he is eating at my table 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 Mephibosheth has a young son, and his name [is] Micha, and everyone dwelling in the house of Ziba [are] servants to Mephibosheth.
12 Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All who lived in Ziba’s house were servants to Mephibosheth.
13 And Mephibosheth is dwelling in Jerusalem, for he is continually eating at the table of the king, and he [is] lame [in] his two feet.
13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet.

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  • Ammiel

    Father of Machir

    Named as the father of Machir of Lo-debar.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 9:4; 2 Samuel 17:27

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  • David

    King of Israel

    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

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  • Machir

    Host of Mephibosheth at Lo-debar

    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

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  • Mephibosheth

    Jonathan's son

    Jonathan's son, lamed as a child, whom David honored at his own table for his father's sake.

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 4:4; 2 Samuel 9

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  • Ziba

    Steward of Saul's house

    A servant of Saul's family whom David summoned to find Jonathan's heir; with fifteen sons and twenty servants he was set to farm Saul's land for Mephibosheth, later brought…

    Cited in the guide: 2 Samuel 9:2; 2 Samuel 9:10; 2 Samuel 16:1

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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 1 Samuel 20:42; Mark 9:41; Matthew 25:40; 1 Peter 3:8; 2 Samuel 1:26
  2. 2 2 Samuel 16:1–4; 2 Samuel 19:17; 2 Samuel 19:27–29; Genesis 15:2–3; Genesis 24:2
  3. 3 2 Samuel 4:4; Titus 3:3–4; Luke 6:36; Deuteronomy 10:15; 1 Samuel 20:14–17
  4. 4 2 Samuel 17:27–29
  5. 6 1 Chronicles 9:40; 2 Samuel 16:4; 2 Samuel 19:24–30; 1 Samuel 25:23; 1 Chronicles 8:34
  6. 7 2 Samuel 9:1; 2 Samuel 9:3; 1 Kings 2:7; 2 Samuel 19:28; Luke 1:29–30
  7. 8 2 Samuel 16:9; Matthew 15:26–27; 1 Samuel 24:14–15; 2 Samuel 3:8; 1 Samuel 26:20
  8. 9 2 Samuel 16:4; 2 Samuel 19:29; 1 Samuel 9:1; Isaiah 32:8
  9. 10 2 Samuel 9:7; 2 Samuel 19:28; 2 Kings 25:29; 2 Samuel 9:11–13; Luke 14:15
  10. 11 2 Samuel 16:1–4; 2 Samuel 19:26; 2 Samuel 19:17
  11. 12 1 Chronicles 8:34–40; 1 Chronicles 8:8; Micah 7:5–6; 1 Chronicles 9:40–44
  12. 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