2 Samuel Chapter 9

2 Samuel Chapter 9
1 And David said, Is there yet any man
left of the house of Saul, that I may show
him mercy for Jonathan's sake?
2 And there was of the household 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, I thy servant am he.
3 Then the king said, Remaineth there yet
none of the house of Saul, on whom I
may show the mercy of God? Ziba then
answered the king, Jonathan hath yet a
son lame of his feet.
4 Then 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 of Lo-debar. 5 Then king David
sent, and took him out of the house of
Machir the son of Ammiel of Lo-debar.
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 Then 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 fields 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 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 bring in
that thy master's son may have food to
eat. And Mephibosheth thy master's son
shall eat bread always 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, that Mephibosheth may eat at
my table, as one of the king's sons.
12 Mephibosheth also had a young son
named Micha, and all that dwelled in the
house of Ziba, were servants unto
Mephibosheth.
13 And Mephibosheth dwelt in
Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at
the king's table, and was lame on both
his feet.