| 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? 2 And there was of the
house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him unto David;
and 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, who is lame of 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 Lo-debar. 5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the
house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 6 And Mephibosheth, the
son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came unto David, and fell on his face, and
did obeisance. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, thy
servant! 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 did obeisance, 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, All
that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy master's
son. 10 And thou shalt till the land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy
servants; and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son
may have bread 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 commandeth
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 Mica. 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 he was lame in
both his feet.
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