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1. David asked, "Is there any survivor of Saul's house to whom I may show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?"
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1. And David H1732 said H559 , Is there H3426 yet H5750 any H834 that is left H3498 of the house H1004 of Saul H7586 , that I may show H6213 H5973 him kindness H2617 for Jonathan H3129 's sake H5668 ?
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2. Now there was a servant of the family of Saul named Ziba. He was summoned to David, and the king asked him, "Are you Ziba?" He replied, "Your servant."
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2. And there was of the house H1004 of Saul H7586 a servant H5650 whose name H8034 was Ziba H6717 . And when they had called H7121 him unto H413 David H1732 , the king H4428 said H559 unto H413 him, Art thou H859 Ziba H6717 ? And he said H559 , Thy servant H5650 is he .
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3. Then the king inquired, "Is there any survivor of Saul's house to whom I may show God's kindness?" Ziba answered the king, "There is still Jonathan's son, whose feet are crippled."
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3. And the king H4428 said H559 , Is there not H657 yet H5750 any H376 of the house H1004 of Saul H7586 , that I may show H6213 the kindness H2617 of God H430 unto H5973 him? And Ziba H6717 said H559 unto H413 the king H4428 , Jonathan H3083 hath yet H5750 a son H1121 , which is lame H5223 on his feet H7272 .
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4. The king said to him, "Where is he?" and Ziba answered, "He is in the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lodebar."
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4. And the king H4428 said H559 unto him, Where H375 is he H1931 ? And Ziba H6717 said H559 unto H413 the king H4428 , Behold H2009 , he H1931 is in the house H1004 of Machir H4353 , the son H1121 of Ammiel H5988 , in Lo H3810 -debar.
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5. So King David sent for him and had him brought from the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
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5. Then king H4428 David H1732 sent H7971 , and fetched H3947 him out of the house H4480 H1004 of Machir H4353 , the son H1121 of Ammiel H5988 , from Lo H4480 H3810 -debar.
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6. When Meribbaal, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David, he fell prostrate in homage. David said, "Meribbaal," and he answered, "Your servant."
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6. Now when Mephibosheth H4648 , the son H1121 of Jonathan H3083 , the son H1121 of Saul H7586 , was come H935 unto H413 David H1732 , he fell H5307 on H5921 his face H6440 , and did reverence H7812 . And David H1732 said H559 , Mephibosheth H4648 . And he answered H559 , Behold H2009 thy servant H5650 !
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7. "Fear not," David said to him, "I will surely be kind to you for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the lands of your grandfather Saul, and you shall always eat at my table."
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7. And David H1732 said H559 unto him, Fear H3372 not H408 : for H3588 I will surely show H6213 H6213 H5973 thee kindness H2617 for Jonathan H3083 thy father H1 's sake H5668 , and will restore H7725 thee H853 all H3605 the land H7704 of Saul H7586 thy father H1 ; and thou H859 shalt eat H398 bread H3899 at H5921 my table H7979 continually H8548 .
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8. Bowing low, he answered, "What is your servant that you should pay attention to a dead dog like me?"
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8. And he bowed himself H7812 , and said H559 , What H4100 is thy servant H5650 , that H3588 thou shouldest look H6437 upon H413 such H834 a dead H4191 dog H3611 as I H3644 am ?
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9. The king then called Ziba, Saul's attendant, and said to him: "I am giving your lord's son all that belonged to Saul and to all his family.
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9. Then the king H4428 called H7121 to H413 Ziba H6717 , Saul H7586 's servant H5288 , and said H559 unto H413 him , I have given H5414 unto thy master H113 's son H1121 all H3605 that H834 pertained H1961 to Saul H7586 and to all H3605 his house H1004 .
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10. You and your sons and servants must till the land for him. You shall bring in the produce, which shall be food for your lord's family to eat. But Meribbaal, your lord's son, shall always eat at my table." Ziba, who had fifteen sons and twenty servants,
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10. Thou H859 therefore , and thy sons H1121 , and thy servants H5650 , shall till H5647 H853 the land H127 for him , and thou shalt bring H935 in the fruits , that thy master H113 's son H1121 may have H1961 food H3899 to eat H398 : but Mephibosheth H4648 thy master H113 's son H1121 shall eat H398 bread H3899 always H8548 at H5921 my table H7979 . Now Ziba H6717 had fifteen H2568 H6240 sons H1121 and twenty H6242 servants H5650 .
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11. said to the king, "Your servant shall do just as my lord the king has commanded him." And so Meribbaal ate at David's table like one of the king's sons.
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11. Then said H559 Ziba H6717 unto H413 the king H4428 , According to all H3605 that H834 my lord H113 the king H4428 hath commanded H6680 H853 his servant H5650 , so H3651 shall thy servant H5650 do H6213 . As for Mephibosheth H4648 , said the king , he shall eat H398 at H5921 my table H7979 , as one H259 of the king's sons H4480 H1121 H4428 .
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12. Meribbaal had a young son whose name was Mica; and all the tenants of Ziba's family worked for Meribbaal.
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12. And Mephibosheth H4648 had a young H6996 son H1121 , whose name H8034 was Micha H4316 . And all H3605 that dwelt H4186 in the house H1004 of Ziba H6717 were servants H5650 unto Mephibosheth H4648 .
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13. But Meribbaal lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king's table. He was lame in both feet.
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13. So Mephibosheth H4648 dwelt H3427 in Jerusalem H3389 : for H3588 he H1931 did eat H398 continually H8548 at H5921 the king H4428 's table H7979 ; and was lame H6455 on both H8147 his feet H7272 .
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