Then David said
, "Is there
yet
1anyone
left
of the house
of Saul
, athat I may show
him kindness
for Jonathan's
sake
?"
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 aZiba
?" And he said
, "I am your servant
."
The king said
, "Is there
not yet
anyone
of the house
of Saul
to whom I may show
the akindness
of God
?" And Ziba
said
to the king
, " bThere is still
a son
of Jonathan
who is crippled
in both feet
."
So the king said
to him, "Where
is he?" And Ziba
said
to the king
, "Behold
, he is ain the house
of Machir
the son
of Ammiel
in Lo-debar
."
Then King David
sent
and brought
him from the house
of Machir
the son
of Ammiel
, from Lo-debar
.
aMephibosheth, the son
of Jonathan
the son
of Saul
, came
to David
and bfell
on his face
and prostrated
himself. And David
said
, "Mephibosheth
." And he said
, "Here
is your servant
!"
David said
to him, "Do not fear
, for aI will surely
show
kindness
to you for the sake
of your father
Jonathan
, and bwill restore
to you all
the 1land
of your 2grandfather
Saul
; and cyou shall 3eat
at my table
regularly
."
Again he prostrated himself and said
, "What
is your servant
, that you should regard
aa dead
dog
like
me?"
Then the king called
Saul's
servant
Ziba
and said
to him, " aAll
that belonged
to Saul
and to all
his house
I have given
to your master's
1grandson
.
"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 aMephibosheth
your master's
grandson
bshall 1eat
at my table
regularly
." Now Ziba
had fifteen
sons
and twenty
servants
.
Then Ziba said
to the king
, "According ato all
that my lord
the king
commands
his servant
so
your servant
will do
." So Mephibosheth
ate
at 1David's table
as one
of the king's
sons
.
Mephibosheth had a young
son
whose name
was Mica
. And all
who lived
in the house
of Ziba
were servants
to Mephibosheth
.
So Mephibosheth lived
in Jerusalem
, for ahe ate
at the king's
table
regularly
. Now bhe was lame
in both
feet
.