9:1 Then David said, “Is there ①anyone still left of the house of Saul, so that I could show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
▷ ①Lit he who is
9:2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they summoned him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.”
9:3 Then the king said, “Is there no one remaining of the house of Saul to whom I could show the kindness of God?” And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan, one who is disabled in both feet.”
9:4 So the king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.”
9:5 Then King David sent ①messengers who brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
▷ ①Lit and he brought
9:6 Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and prostrated himself. And David said, “Mephibosheth.” And he said, “Here is your servant!”
9:7 Then David said to him, “Do not be afraid, for I will assuredly show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the ①land of your ②grandfather Saul; and you yourself shall ③eat at my table regularly.”
▷ ①Lit field ②Lit father ③Lit eat bread
9:8 Again he prostrated himself, and said, “What is your servant, that you should be concerned about a dead dog like me?”
9:9 Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “Everything that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s ①grandson.
▷ ①Lit son
9:10 You and your sons and your servants shall cultivate the land for him, and you shall bring in the produce so that your master’s grandson will have food ①to eat; nevertheless Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, shall ②eat at my table regularly.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
▷ ①Lit and eat it ②Lit eat bread
9:11 Then Ziba said to the king, “In accordance with everything that my lord the king commands his servant, so your servant will do.” So Mephibosheth ate at ①David’s table as one of the king’s sons.
▷ ①Lit my
9:12 Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. And all who lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
9:13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he ate at the king’s table regularly. And he was disabled in his two feet.