1 And
David said, Is there
yet any that is
left of the
house of
Saul, that I may
shew him
kindness for
Jonathans 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 D@bar#.
5 Then
king David sent, and
fetched him out of the
house of
Machir, the
son of
Ammiel, from
Lodebar D@bar#.
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
fathers 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,
Sauls servant, and
said unto him, I have
given unto thy
masters 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
masters son may have
food to
eat: but
Mephibosheth thy
masters son shall
eat bread alway at my
table. Now
Ziba had
fifteen chamesh#
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
kings 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
kings table; and was
lame on
both his
feet.