^9:2Now there was a servant from Saul’s house named Ziba, so he was summoned to David. The king asked him, “Are you Ziba?” He replied, “At your service.”³^9:3The king asked, “Is there not someone left from Saul’s family,⁴ that I may extend God’s kindness to him?” Ziba said to the king, “One of Jonathan’s sons is left; both of his feet are crippled.” ^9:4The king asked him, “Where is he?” Ziba told the king, “He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.

^9:5So King David had him brought⁵ from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in⁶ Lo Debar. ^9:6When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed low with his face toward the ground.⁷ David said, “Mephibosheth?” He replied, “Yes, at your service.”⁸

^9:7David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. You will be a regular guest at my table.”⁹

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Footnotes

1 2 Samuel 9–20 is known as the Succession Narrative. It is a literary unit that describes David’s efforts at consolidating his own kingdom following the demise of King Saul; it also provides the transition to subsequent leadership on the part of David’s successor Solomon.
2 Heb “house.”
3 Heb “your servant.”
4 Heb “house.”
5 Heb “sent and took him.”
6 Heb “from.”
7 Heb “he fell on his face and bowed down.”
8 Heb “Look, your servant.”
9 Heb “and you will eat food over my table continually.”