9:1 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?
9:2 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.
9:3 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.
9:4 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.
9:5 And king David went, and took him out of the house of Machir the son
Amiel of Lodabar.
9:6 And Memphibosthe the son of Jonathan the son of Saul comes to the 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.
9:7 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.
9:8 And Memphibosthe did obeisance, and said, Who am I thy servant, that
thou hast looked upon a dead dog like me?
9:9 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.
9:10 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.
9:11 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.
9:12 And Memphibosthe had a little son, and his name [was] Micha: and all
the household of Siba [were] servants to Memphibosthe.
9:13 And Memphibosthe dwelt in Jerusalem, for he continually ate at the
table of the king; and he was lame in both his feet. |
9:1 And David said, Is there yet any that is
left of the house of Saul, that I may show 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
show 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 show 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. |