9One day David asked, "Is there anyone left of Saul's family? If there is, I would like to show him kindness for Jonathan's sake."H1732H559H3426H3498H1004H7586H6213H2617H30832There was a servant of Saul's family named Ziba, and he was told to go to David. "Are you Ziba?" the king asked. "At your service, sir," he answered.H1004H7586H5650H8034H6717H7121H1732H4428H559H6717H559H56503The king asked him, "Is there anyone left of Saul's family to whom I can show loyalty and kindness, as I promised God I would?" Ziba answered, "There is still one of Jonathan's sons. He is crippled."H4428H559H657H376H1004H7586H6213H2617H430H6717H559H4428H3083H1121H5223H72724"Where is he?" the king asked. "At the home of Machir son of Ammiel in Lodebar," Ziba answered.H4428H559H375H6717H559H4428H1004H4353H1121H5988H38105So King David sent for him.H4428H1732H7971H3947H1004H4353H1121H5988H38106When Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul, arrived, he bowed down before David in respect. David said, "Mephibosheth," and he answered, "At your service, sir."H4648H1121H3083H1121H7586H935H1732H5307H6440H7812H1732H559H4648H559H56507"Don't be afraid," David replied. "I will be kind to you for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will give you back all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always be welcome at my table."H1732H559H3372H6213H6213H2617H3083H1H7725H7704H7586H1H398H3899H7979H85488Mephibosheth bowed again and said, "I am no better than a dead dog, sir! Why should you be so good to me?"H7812H559H5650H6437H4191H36119Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said, "I am giving Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, everything that belonged to Saul and his family.H4428H7121H6717H7586H5288H559H5414H113H1121H1961H7586H100410You, your sons, and your servants will farm the land for your master Saul's family and bring in the harvest, to provide food for them. But Mephibosheth himself will always be a guest at my table." (Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)H1121H5650H5647H127H935H113H1121H3899H398H4648H113H1121H398H3899H8548H7979H6717H2568H6240H1121H6242H565011Ziba answered, "I will do everything Your Majesty commands." So Mephibosheth ate at the king's table, just like one of the king's sons.H559H6717H4428H113H4428H6680H5650H5650H6213H4648H398H7979H259H4428H112112Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. All the members of Ziba's family became servants of Mephibosheth.H4648H6996H1121H8034H4316H4186H1004H6717H5650H464813So Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem, eating all his meals at the king's table.H4648H3427H3389H398H8548H4428H7979H6455H8147H7272
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