2 Samuel 9 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth

1 Then David ^H1732 said ^H559, “Is ^H3426 there ^H3426 [fn]anyone ^H834 still ^H5750 left ^H3498 of the house ^H1004 of Saul ^H7586, so that I could show ^H6213 him kindness ^H2617 for Jonathan’s ^H3083 sake ^H5668?”

2 Now there was a servant ^H5650 of the house ^H1004 of Saul ^H7586 whose name ^H8034 was Ziba ^H6717, and they summoned ^H7121 him to David ^H1732; and the king ^H4428 said ^H559 to him, “Are you Ziba ^H6717?” And he said ^H559, “I am your servant ^H5650.” 3 Then the king ^H4428 said ^H559, “Is there no ^H657 one ^H376 remaining ^H5750 of the house ^H1004 of Saul ^H7586 to whom I could show ^H6213 the kindness ^H2617 of God ^H430?” And Ziba ^H6717 said ^H559 to the king ^H4428, “There is still ^H5750 a son ^H1121 of Jonathan ^H3083, one who is disabled ^H5223 in both ^H7272 feet ^H7272.” 4 So the king ^H4428 said ^H559 to him, “Where ^H375 is he?” And Ziba ^H6717 said ^H559 to the king ^H4428, “Behold ^H2009, he is in the house ^H1004 of Machir ^H4353 the son ^H1121 of Ammiel ^H5988, in Lo-debar ^H3810.” 5 Then King ^H4428 David ^H1732 sent ^H7971 [fn]messengers who brought ^H3947 him from the house ^H1004 of Machir ^H4353 the son ^H1121 of Ammiel ^H5988, from Lo-debar ^H3810. 6 Mephibosheth ^H4648, the son ^H1121 of Jonathan ^H3083 the son ^H1121 of Saul ^H7586, came ^H935 to David ^H1732 and fell ^H5307 on his face ^H6440 and prostrated ^H2331 himself. And David ^H1732 said ^H559, “Mephibosheth ^H4648.” And he said ^H559, “Here ^H2009 is your servant ^H5650!” 7 Then David ^H1732 said ^H559 to him, “Do not be ^H3372 afraid ^H3372, for I will assuredly ^H6213 show ^H6213 kindness ^H2617 to you for the sake ^H5668 of your father ^H1 Jonathan ^H3083, and I will restore ^H7725 to you all ^H3605 the [fn]land ^H7704 of your [fn]grandfather ^H1 Saul ^H7586; and you yourself ^H859 shall [fn]eat ^H398 at my table ^H7979 regularly ^H8548.” 8 Again he prostrated ^H2331 himself, and said ^H559, “What ^H4100 is your servant ^H5650, that you should be ^H6437 concerned ^H6437 about ^H413 a dead ^H4191 dog ^H3611 like ^H3644 me?”

9 Then the king ^H4428 summoned ^H7121 Saul’s ^H7586 servant ^H5288 Ziba ^H6717 and said ^H559 to him, “Everything ^H3605 that belonged ^H1961 to Saul ^H7586 and to all ^H3605 his house ^H1004 I have given ^H5414 to your master’s ^H113 [fn]grandson ^H1121. 10 You and your sons ^H1121 and your servants ^H5650 shall cultivate ^H5647 the land ^H127 for him, and you shall bring ^H935 in ^H935 the produce so that your master’s ^H113 grandson ^H1121 will have ^H1961 food ^H3899 [fn]to eat ^H398; nevertheless Mephibosheth ^H4648, your master’s ^H113 grandson ^H1121, shall [fn]eat ^H398 at my table ^H7979 regularly ^H8548.” Now Ziba ^H6717 had fifteen ^H2568 H6240 sons ^H1121 and twenty ^H6242 servants ^H5650. 11 Then Ziba ^H6717 said ^H559 to the king ^H4428, “In accordance with everything ^H3605 that my lord ^H113 the king ^H4428 commands ^H6680 his servant ^H5650, so ^H3651 your servant ^H5650 will do ^H6213.” So Mephibosheth ^H4648 ate ^H398 at [fn]David’s table ^H7979 as one ^H259 of the king’s ^H4428 sons ^H1121. 12 Mephibosheth ^H4648 had a young ^H6996 son ^H1121 whose name ^H8034 was Mica ^H4316. And all ^H3605 who lived ^H4186 in the house ^H1004 of Ziba ^H6717 were servants ^H5650 to Mephibosheth ^H4648. 13 So Mephibosheth ^H4648 lived ^H3427 in Jerusalem ^H3389, because ^H3588 he ate ^H398 at the king’s ^H4428 table ^H7979 regularly ^H8548. And he was disabled ^H6455 in his two ^H8147 feet ^H7272.