Chapter 9 And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul,
that I may show 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 show 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 Lodeber.
Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel,
from Lodeber.
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 show 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 pertain to Saul and to all his house.
Thou therefore and thy sons and thy servants shall till the land for him,
and there shall bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to
eat.
But Mephibosheth, thy master's son, shall eat bread all way 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 Micah, 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.