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2 Samuel 9:4–5

The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of mMachir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.

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2 Samuel 9:4–5 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Where is he?” the king asked.

Ziba answered, “He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”

So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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 Lo-debar. Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Where is he?” the king asked.

“In Lo-debar,” Ziba told him, “at the home of Makir son of Ammiel.”

So David sent for him and brought him from Makir’s home.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

So the king said to him, “Where is he?”

And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”

Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

The king asked Ziba, “Where is this son?”

Ziba answered, “He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”

Then King David had servants bring Jonathan’s son from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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 Lo-debar. Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar. And king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

“Where is he?” the king asked. 

Ziba replied, “He is at the home of Machir, Ammiel’s son, in Lo Debar.” 

So King David sent men to get him from the home of Ammiel’s son Machir in Lo Debar.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The king asked him, “Where is he?”

Ziba answered the king, “You’ll find him in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.” So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The king said to him, “Where is he?” Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of Machir son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is here in the house of Makir the son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.” So King David sent and brought him from the house of Makir the son of Ammiel from Lo Debar.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Where is he?” the king asked.

Ziba answered, “He’s in the town of Lo Debar. He’s staying at the house of Makir, the son of Ammiel.”

So King David had Mephibosheth brought from Makir’s house in Lo Debar.

2 Samuel 9:4–5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

So the king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.”

Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.


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