2 Samuel 9:1-8

David's Kindness to Mephibosheth

1 Then David said, "Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, ¹that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"

2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, "Are you ²Ziba?" And he said, "I am your servant."

3 The king said, "Is there not yet anyone of the house of Saul to whom I may show the ³kindness of God?" And Ziba said to the king, "⁴There is still a son of Jonathan who is crippled in both feet."

4 So the king said to him, "Where is he?" And Ziba said to the king, "Behold, he is ⁵in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lo-debar."

5 Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

6 ⁶Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, came to David and ⁷fell on his face and prostrated himself. And David said, "Mephibosheth." And he said, "Here is your servant!"

7 David said to him, "Do not fear, for ⁸I will surely show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and ⁹will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul; and ¹⁰you shall eat at my table regularly."

8 Again he prostrated himself and said, "What is your servant, that you should regard ¹¹a dead dog like me?"

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2 Samuel 9:1-8 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 9

This chapter relates David's inquiry after the posterity of Saul, whether any were living and where they were, 2Sa 9:1-4; and on inquiry being informed of one, he sent for him, and kindly received him, 2Sa 9:5-8; and restored to him the land of his fathers, and appointed a person to till it for him, and bring him the fruits of it, and maintained him at his own table, 2Sa 9:9-13.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 11

1. 1 Sam 20:14-17, 42
2. 2 Samuel 16:1-4; 2 Samuel 19:17, 29
3. 1 Samuel 20:14
4. 2 Samuel 4:4
5. 2 Samuel 17:27-29
6. 2 Samuel 16:4; 2 Samuel 19:24-30
7. 1 Samuel 25:23
8. 2 Samuel 9:1, 3
9. 2 Samuel 12:8
10. 2 Samuel 19:28; 1 Kings 2:7; 2 Kings 25:29
11. 2 Samuel 16:9; 1 Samuel 24:14

Footnotes 4

[a]. Lit "he who is"
[b]. Lit "field"
[c]. Lit "father"
[d]. Lit "eat bread"