9:1And
David said, Is there yet any that is left of the
house of
Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
9:2And there was of the
house of
Saul a servant whose
name was
Ziba, and they called him unto
David; and the
king said unto him, Art thou
Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
9:3And 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, who is
lame of his
feet.
9:4And 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
Lo-debar.
9:5Then
king David sent, and fetched him out of the
house of
Machir the son of
Ammiel, from
Lo-debar.
9:6And
Mephibosheth, the son of
Jonathan, the son of
Saul, came unto
David, and fell on his face, and did obeisance. And
David said,
Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, thy servant!
9:7And
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.
9:8And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a
dead dog as
I am?
9:9Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy master's son. 9:10And thou shalt till the land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants; and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 9:11Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king commandeth 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. 9:12And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth. 9:13So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.
