2 Samuel 9:11

11 —Yo estoy para servir a Su Majestad. Haré todo lo que Su Majestad me mande —respondió Siba.A partir de ese día Mefiboset se sentó a la mesa de David^[a] como uno más de los hijos del rey.

2 Samuel 9:11 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 9:11

Then said Ziba unto the king, according to all the king hath
commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do
Till the land, and bring the fruits of it to Mephibosheth, for the support of his family; he promised very fair, had he been as faithful to his trust:

as for Mephibosheth, [said the king], he shall eat at my table, as one
of the king's sons;
which is repeated, for the confirmation of it, and to show that he should be treated with equal respect, and fare as the king's sons themselves did; though the clause "said the king" is not in the original text, and the words are thought by Abarbinel and others to be the words of Ziba continued; who promised to do what the king had ordered, though Mephibosheth had eaten at his table, as one of the king's sons, and needed not anything, and needed not to eat at the king's table; and if it was his pleasure, he would maintain him out of this estate like the son of a king; but the phrase "my table" seems to be too arrogant for Ziba to say, and rather fits the mouth of David the king.

2 Samuel 9:11 In-Context

9 Pero David llamó a Siba, el administrador de Saúl, y le dijo:—Todo lo que pertenecía a tu amo Saúl y a su familia se lo entrego a su nieto Mefiboset.

10 Te ordeno que cultives para él la tierra y guardes la cosecha para el sustento de su casa. Que te ayuden tus quince hijos y tus veinte criados. En cuanto al nieto de tu amo, siempre comerá en mi mesa.

11 —Yo estoy para servir a Su Majestad. Haré todo lo que Su Majestad me mande —respondió Siba.A partir de ese día Mefiboset se sentó a la mesa de David como uno más de los hijos del rey.

12 Toda la familia de Siba estaba al servicio de Mefiboset, quien tenía un hijo pequeño llamado Micaías.

13 Tullido de ambos pies, Mefiboset vivía en Jerusalén, pues siempre se sentaba a la mesa del rey.

Footnotes

• [a]. "la mesa de David " (LXX); "mi mesa " (TM).