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Chapter 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? |
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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 show the
kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son,
which is lame on his feet. |
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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! |
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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. |
| 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. |
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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. |
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13 | So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat
continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet. |
