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1 AND David said, Is there yet any one left of the house of Saul, that I may show kindness to him for Jonathan's sake? 2 Now there was of the house of Saul a servant 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. 3 And the king said to him, Is there any one still left of the house of Saul, that I may show kindness to him for the sake of God? And Ziba said to the king, There is yet a son left to Jonathan, who is lame in his feet. 4 And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Gammir, in Lo-debar. 5 Then King David sent and took him from the house of Machir, the son of Gammir, from Lo-debar. 6 Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come to David, he fell on his face and did obeisance. And David said to him, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold your servant! 7 And David said to him, Fear not; for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father; and you shall eat bread at my table continually. 8 And he bowed himself and said, What is your servant, that you should look upon me? For I am like a dead dog. 2 Samuel 9:1-8, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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