1
And David said, Is anyone left of the house of Saul that I may show him mercy for Jonathan’s sake?
2
And
there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name
was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him,
Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy slave
is he.
3
And the king said,
Is there no one left of the house of Saul that I may show the mercy of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, There remains a son of Jonathan,
who is lame on
his feet.
4
And the king said unto him, Where
is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he
is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
5
Then King David sent and took him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
6
Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face and worshipped. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy slave!
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.