2 Samuel 9:2

2 Entonces mandó llamar a Siba, un hombre que había sido uno de los siervos de Saúl.
—¿Eres tú Siba? —le preguntó el rey.
—Sí, señor, lo soy —contestó Siba.

2 Samuel 9:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 9:2

And [there was] of the house of Saul a servant whose name [was]
Ziba
Or there was a servant that belonged to Saul's family; not that any of Saul's family was a servant; and this servant the Jews commonly say was a Canaanitish servant, and who upon the death of his master was not made free, but became the inheritance and possession of his children after him, ( Leviticus 25:46 ) ; though Josephus ^F14 says he was made free by Saul:

and when they had called him unto David;
who it seems was now at court, or in Jerusalem, on some account or another; or was in David's service, in some inferior post or another; however, having been a quondam servant of Saul, it was thought he could give the best intelligence of his family, and whether any were living, and therefore was sent for; and when he was come into the king's presence,

the king said unto him, [art] thou Ziba?
for he had been told before by some of his courtiers what his name was:

and he said, thy servant [is he];
or my name is Ziba, and I am at thy command.

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Ut supra, (Antiqu. l. 7. c. 5.) sect. 5.

2 Samuel 9:2 In-Context

1 Bondad de David hacia Mefiboset
Cierto día, David preguntó: «¿Hay alguien de la familia de Saúl que aún siga con vida, alguien a quien pueda mostrarle bondad por amor a Jonatán?».

2 Entonces mandó llamar a Siba, un hombre que había sido uno de los siervos de Saúl.
—¿Eres tú Siba? —le preguntó el rey.
—Sí, señor, lo soy —contestó Siba.

3 Enseguida el rey le preguntó:
—¿Hay alguien de la familia de Saúl que todavía viva? De ser así, quisiera mostrarle la bondad de Dios.
Siba le contestó:
—Sí, uno de los hijos de Jonatán sigue con vida. Está lisiado de ambos pies.

4 —¿Dónde está? —preguntó el rey.
—En Lodebar —le contestó Siba—, en la casa de Maquir, hijo de Amiel.

5 Entonces David mandó a buscarlo y lo sacó de la casa de Maquir.