2 Samuel 9:1–7

David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth

¹Then David said, “Is there yet ¹anyone left of the house of Saul, ^athat I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”

²Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you ^aZiba?” And he said, “I am your servant.”

³The king said, “Is there not yet anyone of the house of Saul to whom I may show the ^akindness of God?” And Ziba said to the king, “^bThere is still a son of Jonathan who is crippled in both feet.”

⁴So the king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is ^ain the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.”

⁵Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

^6aMephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, came to David and ^bfell on his face and prostrated himself. And David said, “Mephibosheth.” And he said, “Here is your servant!”

⁷David said to him, “Do not fear, for ^aI will surely show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and ^bwill restore to you all the ¹land of your ²grandfather Saul; and ^cyou shall ³eat at my table regularly.”