2 Samuel 9:7

7 Então lhe disse Davi: Não temas, porque de certo usarei contigo de benevolência por amor de Jônatas, teu pai, e te restituirei todas as terras de Saul, teu pai; e tu sempre comerás � minha mesa.

2 Samuel 9:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 9:7

And David said unto him, fear not
He might observe a dejection in his countenance, a trembling in his limbs, and might discover signs of fear lest David should cut him off, because he was of the seed royal:

for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake;
whom he loved as his own soul, and to whom he had sworn that he would not cut off his kindness from his house for ever, and now remembering his oath was determined to observe it:

and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father;
his grandfather, such sometimes being called fathers; which David had taken to him, as crown lands, or in the right of his wife; or as being confiscated by Ishbosheth's rebellion:

and thou shall eat bread at my table continually;
he gave him an apartment in the court, a place at his table, admitted him to be a guest with him as long as he should live; which was a very great favour and high honour, and showed what an unshaken friendship he had for his father, and would maintain with him. This was the kindness of God he meant to show to him.

2 Samuel 9:7 In-Context

5 Então mandou o rei Davi, e o tomou da casa de Maquir, filho de Amiel, em Lo-Debar.

6 E Mefibosete, filho de Jônatas, filho de Saul, veio a Davi e, prostrando-se com o rosto em terra, lhe fez reverência. E disse Davi: Mefibosete! Respondeu ele: Eis aqui teu servo.

7 Então lhe disse Davi: Não temas, porque de certo usarei contigo de benevolência por amor de Jônatas, teu pai, e te restituirei todas as terras de Saul, teu pai; e tu sempre comerás � minha mesa.

8 Então Mefibosete lhe fez reverência, e disse: Que é o teu servo, para teres olhado para um cão morto tal como eu?

9 Então chamou Davi a Ziba, servo de Saul, e disse-lhe: Tudo o que pertencia a Saul, e a toda a sua casa, tenho dado ao filho de teu senhor.