7
And David said unto him, Fear not; for I will surely show thee mercy for Jonathan, thy father’s sake, and will restore
unto thee all the land of Saul, thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
8
And he bowed himself and said, Who
is thy slave, that thou should look upon such a dead dog as I
am?
9
Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
10
Thou, therefore, and thy sons and thy slaves shall till the land for him, 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 always at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty slaves.
11
Then Ziba said unto the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his slave, so shall thy slave 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 Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba
were servants unto Mephibosheth.
13
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table and was lame on both his feet.