And David said
, Is there yet
any that is left
of the house
of Saul
, that I may shew
him kindness
for Jonathan's
sake?
And there was of the house of Saul
a servant
whose name
was Ziba
. And when they had called
him unto David
, the king
said
unto him, Art thou Ziba
? And he said
, Thy servant
is he .
And the king said
, Is there not
yet any
of the house
of Saul
, that I may shew
the kindness
of God
unto him? And Ziba
said
unto the king
, Jonathan
hath yet a son
, which is lame
on his feet
.
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
.
Then king David
sent
, and fetched
him out of the house
of Machir
, the son
of Ammiel
, from Lodebar
.
Now when Mephibosheth, the son
of Jonathan
, the son
of Saul
, was come
unto David
, he fell
on his face
, and did reverence
. And David
said
, Mephibosheth
. And he answered
, Behold thy servant
!
And David said
unto him, Fear
not: for I will surely
shew
thee kindness
for Jonathan
thy father's
sake, and will restore
thee all the land
of Saul
thy father
; and thou shalt eat
bread
at my table
continually
.
And he bowed himself, and said
, What is thy servant
, that thou shouldest look
upon such a dead
dog
as I am ?
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
.
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants
, shall till
the land
for him, and thou shalt bring
in the fruits , that thy master's
son
may have food
to eat
: but Mephibosheth
thy master's
son
shall eat
bread
alway
at my table
. Now Ziba
had fifteen
sons
and twenty
servants
.
Then said Ziba
unto the king
, According to all that my lord
the king
hath commanded
his servant
, so shall thy servant
do
. As for Mephibosheth
, said the king , he shall eat
at my table
, as one
of the king's
sons
.
And Mephibosheth had a young
son
, whose name
was Micha
. And all that dwelt
in the house
of Ziba
were servants
unto Mephibosheth
.
So Mephibosheth dwelt
in Jerusalem
: for he did eat
continually
at the king's
table
; and was lame
on both
his feet
.