2Sa 9:1-7 | NASB2020 | STEP | Then David said , “ Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul , so that I could show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake ?”

2 Samuel 9:1-7

David’s Kindness to Mephibosheth

1 Then David said, “Is there ^{▼▼Lit he who is}anyone still left of the house of Saul, ^bso that I could show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they summoned him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you ^cZiba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” 3 Then the king said, “Is there no one remaining of the house of Saul to whom I could show the ^dkindness of God?” And Ziba said to the king, “ ^eThere is still a son of Jonathan, one who is disabled in both feet.” 4 So the king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is ^fin the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.” 5 Then King David sent ^{▼▼Lit and he brought}messengers who brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. 6 ^hMephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, came to David and ⁱfell on his face and prostrated himself. And David said, “Mephibosheth.” And he said, “Here is your servant!” 7 Then David said to him, “Do not be afraid, for ^jI will assuredly show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I ^kwill restore to you all the ^{▼▼Lit field}land of your ^{▼▼Lit father}grandfather Saul; and ⁿyou yourself shall ^{▼▼Lit eat bread}eat at my table regularly.”