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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.
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