2 Samuel 9 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 Later on, David asked, |Is there anyone left alive from Saul's household to whom I can show gracious love in memory of Jonathan?| And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
2 A household servant of Saul named Ziba was called to appear before David, and the king asked him, |Are you Ziba?| |I am your servant,| Ziba replied. Now 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 Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba. They summoned him to appear before David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” “At your service,” he replied.
3 At this the king asked, |Isn't there still someone left from Saul's household to whom I may show God's gracious love?| |There's Jonathan's son. He has maimed feet, | Ziba answered. And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet.” The king asked, “Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?” Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet.”
4 So David asked, |Where is he?| Ziba responded, |He's in Lo-debar at the home of Ammiel's son Makir.| The king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.” “Where is he?” the king asked. Ziba answered, “He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”
5 At this, King David sent for him and brought him from the home of Ammiel's son Makir in Lo-debar. Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar. So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel.
6 When Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son and a grandson of Saul, approached David, he threw himself on his face out of respect. |Mephibosheth!| David said as he greeted him. |Hello! I am your servant,| he replied. And Mephibosheth 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.” When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, “Mephibosheth!” “At your service,” he replied.
7 |Don't be afraid,| David reassured him, |because I'm going to show gracious love to you in memory of your father Jonathan. I'm going to restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you'll always have a place at my table!| And David said to him, “Do not fear, for 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 you shall eat at my table always.” “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”
8 Mephibosheth bowed low again and asked, |Who am I, your servant, that you would pay attention to a dead dog like me?| And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?” Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?”
9 At this, the king called for Saul's servant Ziba and told him, |I'm restoring to your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. 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. Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s steward, and said to him, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.
10 You and your servants are to farm the land on his behalf and bring in the crops in order to provide for your master's grandson. Meanwhile, Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will always have a place at my table.| (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and 20 servants.) 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 shall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master’s grandson may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)
11 Later, Ziba told the king, |Your servant will do everything that your majesty the king commands him.| So Mephibosheth ate at David's table like one of the king's sons. Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your servant do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table, like one of the king’s sons. Then Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do whatever my lord the king commands his servant to do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons.
12 Mephibosheth fathered a son named Mica, and everyone who lived in Ziba's house became Mephibosheth's servants. And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba’s house became Mephibosheth’s servants. Mephibosheth had a young son named Mika, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth.
13 Mephibosheth continued to live in Jerusalem, always eating at the king's table, since he was maimed in both feet. So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate always at the king’s table. Now he was lame in both his feet. And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both feet.
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