Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
David asked
, “
Is there anyone
left from
the house of Saul to
whom
I can
show
kindness for
the
sake
of Jonathan? ”
And
David saith
, `
Is there yet
any
left to
the house of Saul ,
and
I do
with
him
kindness because
of Jonathan? '
And there
was
a servant of
Saul’s
family
named
Ziba .
They summoned
him to
David ,
and the king inquired
, “Are
you
Ziba? ”
“I
am
your
servant,”
he replied
.
And the
house
of
Saul
hath
a servant ,
and
his
name
`is'
Ziba ,
and
they call
for
him unto
David ;
and the king saith
unto
him
, `Art
thou
Ziba? '
and
he saith,
`Thy
servant
. '
So
the king asked
, “
Is there anyone
left
of
Saul’s
family
to whom
I can
show
the kindness of God? ”
Ziba answered
, “There
is
still
Jonathan’s
son ,
who
is
lame in
both
feet
. ”
And
the king saith
, `
Is there not
yet
a
man
to the
house
of
Saul,
and
I do
with
him
the kindness of God? '
And
Ziba saith
unto
the
king
, `Jonathan
hath
yet
a
son --
lame. '
“
Where is he? ”
replied
the
king.
And Ziba said
, “Indeed
, he is in Lo-debar
at
the house of Machir son of Ammiel. ”
And
the
king
saith
to
him,
`
Where `
is '
he? '
and Ziba saith
unto
the
king
, `Lo
, he `
is '
in the house of Machir ,
son of Ammiel ,
in
Lo-Debar
. '
So
King David had
him brought
from
the house of Machir son of Ammiel in
Lo-debar .
And
king David sendeth,
and
taketh
him out
of
the house of Machir son of Ammiel ,
of
Lo-Debar ,
And when
Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the
son of Saul, came
to
David, he
fell
facedown
in
reverence.
Then
David said
, “
Mephibosheth !”
“I
am
your
servant,”
he replied
.
and Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, cometh
unto
David, and
falleth
on
his
face,
and
doth
obeisance,
and
David saith
, `
Mephibosheth ;'
and
he saith,
`Lo,
thy
servant
. '
“Do
not
be
afraid,”
said
David, “
for surely
I will
show
you
kindness for
the
sake
of your
father
Jonathan .
I
will
restore
to you
all the land
of your
grandfather
Saul, and you
will
always
eat at my table. ”
And
David saith
to
him
, `Be
not
afraid;
for I certainly
do
with
thee
kindness because
of Jonathan thy
father,
and
have
given
back
to thee
all the field
of Saul thy
father
, and thou
dost
eat bread
at my table continually
. '
Mephibosheth
bowed
down
and said
, “
What is your
servant, that you
should
show
regard
for
a
dead dog like
me
? ”
And he
boweth
himself
, and
saith,
`
What `
is '
thy
servant, that thou
hast
turned
unto
the
dead dog --
such
as
I
? '
Then
the king summoned
Saul’s
servant
Ziba and said
to
him, “I
have
given
to
your
master’s
grandson
all that belonged
to Saul and to all his house .
And
the king calleth
unto
Ziba servant
of
Saul,
and saith
unto
him, `
All that was
to Saul and to all his house ,
I
have
given
to
the
son
of
thy
lord,
You
and your
sons and servants are
to
work
the
ground
for
him
and bring
in the
harvest
, so
that
your
master’s
grandson
may
have
food
to eat.
But
Mephibosheth,
your
master’s
grandson
, is
always
to
eat at my table .”
Now
Ziba had
fifteen sons and twenty servants.
and thou
hast
served
for
him
the
land,
thou
and
thy
sons ,
and thy
servants ,
and hast
brought
in, and
there
hath
been
to the
son
of
thy
lord
bread
, and
he
hath
eaten
it;
and
Mephibosheth
son
of
thy
lord
doth
eat continually
bread
at my table ;'
and
Ziba hath
fifteen sons and twenty servants.
And Ziba said
to
the king, “Your
servant
will
do
all that my lord the king has
commanded.”
So Mephibosheth ate
at David’s
table like
one of the king’s
own
sons.
And Ziba saith
unto
the king, `According
to
all that my lord the king commandeth
his
servant,
so doth
thy
servant;'
as
to
Mephibosheth ,
`he
is
eating
at my
table (`saith
the
king')
as
one of the sons of
the
king
. '
And Mephibosheth had
a young son named
Mica
, and all
who
dwelt
in the house of Ziba were
servants of
Mephibosheth.
And Mephibosheth hath
a young son, and his
name
`is'
Micha,
and
every
one
dwelling
in the house of Ziba `are'
servants to
Mephibosheth.
So
Mephibosheth lived
in Jerusalem, because
he
always
ate
at the king’s
table, and he was
lame in
both
feet.
And
Mephibosheth is
dwelling
in Jerusalem, for
at the table of
the
king
he
is
eating
continually
, and he `is'
lame of
his
two
feet.
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