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And David
said, Is there yet any that is left of the house
of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for
Jonathan's sake?
02 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.
03 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.
04 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.
05 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of
the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from
Lodebar.
06 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!
07 And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will
surely shew 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.
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08 And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy
servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a
dead dog as I am?
09 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.
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.
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.
13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did
eat continually at the king's table; and was lame
on both his feet.
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