1And David said, Is there yet any that is
left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him
kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2And 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.
3And 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.
4And 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.
5Then king David sent, and fetched him out of
the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
6Now 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!
7And 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.
8And he bowed himself, and said, What is thy
servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead
dog as I am?
9Then 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.
10Thou 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.
11Then 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.
12And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose
name was Micha.
And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants
unto Mephibosheth.
13So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he
did eat continually at the king's table; and was
lame on both his feet.