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2 Samuel 9:2-13

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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 1Ziba?" 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 2kindness of God?" And Ziba said to the king, "3There 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 4in 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 5Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, came to David and 6fell 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 7I will surely show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and 8will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul; and 9you shall eat at my table regularly."
8 Again he prostrated himself and said, "What is your servant, that you should regard 10a dead dog like me?"
9 Then the king called Saul's servant Ziba and said to him, "11All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's grandson.
10 "You and your sons and your servants shall cultivate the land for him, and you shall bring in the produce so that your master's grandson may have food; nevertheless 12Mephibosheth your master's grandson 13shall eat at my table regularly." Now Ziba had fifteen * sons and twenty servants.
11 Then Ziba said to the king, "According 14to all that my lord the king commands his servant so your servant will do." So Mephibosheth ate at David's table as one of the king's sons.
12 Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. And all who lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for 15he ate at the king's table regularly. Now 16he was lame in both feet.
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2 Samuel 9:2-13 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 16

  • 1. 2 Samuel 16:1-4; 2 Samuel 19:17, 29
  • 2. 1 Samuel 20:14
  • 3. 2 Samuel 4:4
  • 4. 2 Samuel 17:27-29
  • 5. 2 Samuel 16:4; 2 Samuel 19:24-30
  • 6. 1 Samuel 25:23
  • 7. 2 Samuel 9:1, 3
  • 8. 2 Samuel 12:8
  • 9. 2 Samuel 19:28; 1 Kings 2:7; 2 Kings 25:29
  • 10. 2 Samuel 16:9; 1 Samuel 24:14
  • 11. 2 Samuel 16:4; 2 Samuel 19:29
  • 12. 2 Sam 9:7, 11, 13
  • 13. 2 Samuel 19:28; 1 Kings 2:7
  • 14. 2 Samuel 16:1-4; 2 Samuel 19:24-30
  • 15. 2 Samuel 9:7, 11
  • 16. 2 Samuel 9:3

Footnotes 6

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