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2 Samuel 9 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:1 - One day David asked, “Is anyone in Saul’s family still alive—anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:2 - He summoned a man named Ziba, who had been one of Saul’s servants. “Are you Ziba?” the king asked.
“Yes sir, I am,” Ziba replied.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:3 - The king then asked him, “Is anyone still alive from Saul’s family? If so, I want to show God’s kindness to them.”
Ziba replied, “Yes, one of Jonathan’s sons is still alive. He is crippled in both feet.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:4 - “Where is he?” the king asked.
“In Lo-debar,” Ziba told him, “at the home of Makir son of Ammiel.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:5 - So David sent for him and brought him from Makir’s home.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:6 - His name was Mephibosheth[fn]; he was Jonathan’s son and Saul’s grandson. When he came to David, he bowed low to the ground in deep respect. David said, “Greetings, Mephibosheth.”
Mephibosheth replied, “I am your servant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:7 - “Don’t be afraid!” David said. “I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king’s table!”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:8 - Mephibosheth bowed respectfully and exclaimed, “Who is your servant, that you should show such kindness to a dead dog like me?”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:9 - Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:10 - You and your sons and servants are to farm the land for him to produce food for your master’s household.[fn] But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, will eat here at my table.” (Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:11 - Ziba replied, “Yes, my lord the king; I am your servant, and I will do all that you have commanded.” And from that time on, Mephibosheth ate regularly at David’s table,[fn] like one of the king’s own sons.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:12 - Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. From then on, all the members of Ziba’s household were Mephibosheth’s servants.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 9:13 - And Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and ate regularly at the king’s table.
See the NLT Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NLT Footnotes
Mephibosheth is another name for Merib-baal.
As in Greek version; Hebrew reads your master’s grandson.
As in Greek version; Hebrew reads my table.
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2 Samuel Chapter 9 — Additional Translations:

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