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2 Samuel 9
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2 Samuel 9
La Biblia de las Américas
Bondad de David hacia Mefiboset
9 Dijo David: ¿Hay todavía alguno que haya quedado de la casa de Saúl, para que yo le muestre bondad por amor a Jonatán(A)? 2 Y había un siervo de la casa de Saúl que se llamaba Siba, y lo llamaron ante David. Y el rey le dijo: ¿Eres tú Siba? Y él respondió: Tu servidor(B). 3 Y dijo el rey: ¿No queda aún alguien de la casa de Saúl a quien yo pueda mostrar la bondad de Dios(C)? Y Siba respondió al rey: Aún queda un hijo de Jonatán lisiado de ambos pies(D). 4 El rey le dijo: ¿Dónde está? Y Siba respondió al rey: He aquí, está en casa de Maquir, hijo de Amiel, en Lodebar(E). 5 Entonces el rey David mandó traerlo de la casa de Maquir, hijo de Amiel, de Lodebar. 6 Y Mefiboset, hijo de Jonatán, hijo de Saúl, vino a David, y cayendo sobre su rostro, se postró(F). Y David dijo: Mefiboset. Y este respondió: He aquí tu siervo. 7 David le dijo: No temas, porque ciertamente te mostraré bondad por amor a tu padre Jonatán(G), y te devolveré toda la tierra[a](H) de tu abuelo[b] Saúl; y tú comerás[c] siempre a mi mesa(I). 8 Se postró él de nuevo, y dijo: ¿Quién es tu siervo, para que tomes en cuenta a un perro muerto como yo(J)?
9 Entonces el rey llamó a Siba, siervo de Saúl, y le dijo: Todo lo que pertenecía a Saúl y a su casa, lo he dado al nieto[d] de tu señor(K). 10 Y tú, tus hijos y tus siervos cultivaréis la tierra para él, y le llevarás los frutos para que el nieto[e] de tu señor tenga alimento; sin embargo, Mefiboset, nieto[f] de tu señor, comerá[g] siempre a mi mesa(L). Siba tenía quince hijos y veinte siervos. 11 Respondió Siba al rey: Conforme a todo lo que mi señor el rey mande a su siervo, así hará tu siervo. Y Mefiboset comió a la mesa de David[h] como uno de los hijos del rey(M). 12 Mefiboset tenía un hijo pequeño que se llamaba Micaía. Todos los que moraban en la casa de Siba eran siervos de Mefiboset; 13 pero Mefiboset moraba en Jerusalén, porque siempre comía a la mesa del rey(N). Estaba lisiado de ambos pies(O).
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 9:7 Lit., el campo
- 2 Samuel 9:7 Lit., padre
- 2 Samuel 9:7 Lit., comerás pan
- 2 Samuel 9:9 Lit., hijo
- 2 Samuel 9:10 Lit., hijo
- 2 Samuel 9:10 Lit., hijo
- 2 Samuel 9:10 Lit., comerá pan
- 2 Samuel 9:11 Lit., a mi mesa
2 Samuel 9
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2 Samuel 9
New International Version
David and Mephibosheth
9 David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”(A)
2 Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba.(B) They summoned him to appear before David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”
“At your service,” he replied.
3 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;(C) he is lame(D) in both feet.”
4 “Where is he?” the king asked.
Ziba answered, “He is at the house of Makir(E) son of Ammiel in Lo Debar.”
5 So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel.
6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor.(F)
David said, “Mephibosheth!”
“At your service,” he replied.
7 “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan.(G) I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.(H)”
8 Mephibosheth(I) bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog(J) like me?”
9 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 sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master’s grandson(K) 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 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[a] table like one of the king’s sons.(L)
12 Mephibosheth had a young son named Mika, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth.(M) 13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both feet.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 9:11 Septuagint; Hebrew my
2 Samuel 9
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2 Samuel 9
English Standard Version
David's Kindness to Mephibosheth
9 And David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may (A)show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was (B)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, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show (C)the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of (D)Jonathan; 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 (E)Machir 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 (F)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.” 7 And David said to him, “Do not fear, (G)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 (H)you shall eat at my table always.” 8 And he paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for (I)a 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 (J)shall always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had (K)fifteen 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 (L)ate at David's[a] table, like one of the king's sons. 12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, (M)whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba's house became Mephibosheth's servants. 13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for (N)he ate always at the king's table. Now (O)he was lame in both his feet.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 9:11 Septuagint; Hebrew my
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