2Sa 9, Job 31:16-21, Psa 112:9, Pro 11:24, Luk 6:33-35, Act 9:39 | ESV | STEP | And David said , Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul , that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake ?

1 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may ^ashow him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was ^bZiba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” 3 And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show ^cthe kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of ^dJonathan; he is crippled in his feet.” 4 The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of ^eMachir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” 5 Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar. 6 And ^fMephibosheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid homage. And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your servant.” 7 And David said to him, “Do not fear, ^gfor I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and ^hyou shall eat at my table always.” 8 And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for ⁱa dead dog such as I?”

9 Then the king called Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s grandson. 10 And you and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in the produce, that your master’s grandson may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth your master’s grandson ^jshall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had ^kfifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do.” So Mephibosheth ^late at David’s ^{▼▼Septuagint; Hebrew my} table, like one of the king’s sons. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, ⁿwhose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba’s house became Mephibosheth’s servants. 13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for ^ohe ate always at the king’s table. Now ^phe was lame in both his feet.

Job 31:16-21

16 “If I have ^qwithheld anything that the poor desired,
or have ^rcaused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 or have eaten my morsel alone,
and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18 (for from my youth the fatherless ^{▼▼Hebrew he} grew up with me as with a father,
and from my mother’s womb I guided the widow ^{▼▼Hebrew her}),
19 if I have seen anyone ^uperish for ^vlack of clothing,
or the needy without ^wcovering,
20 if his body has not ^xblessed me, ^{▼▼Hebrew if his loins have not blessed me}
and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep,
21 if I have raised my hand against ^zthe fatherless,
because I saw my help in ^aathe gate,

Psalms 112:9

9 He has ^abdistributed freely; he has given to the poor;
his righteousness endures forever;
his ^achorn is exalted in honor.

Proverbs 11:24

24 ^adOne gives ^aefreely, yet grows all the richer;
another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want.

Luke 6:33-35

33 And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. 34 And ^afif you ^aglend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. 35 But ^ahlove your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and ^aiyou will be sons of ^ajthe Most High, for ^akhe is kind to the ungrateful and the evil.

Acts 9:39

39 So Peter rose and went with them. And when he arrived, they took him to ^althe upper room. All the widows stood beside him weeping and showing tunics ^{▼▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin} and other garments that Dorcas made while she was with them.