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2 Samuel 21:7
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2 Samuel 21:7
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7 The king spared Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth,[a] who was Saul’s grandson, because of the oath David and Jonathan had sworn before the Lord.
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- 21:7 Mephibosheth is another name for Merib-baal.
2 Samuel 21:7
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2 Samuel 21:7
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7 The king spared Mephibosheth(A) son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath(B) before the Lord between David and Jonathan son of Saul.
2 Samuel 4:4
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2 Samuel 4:4
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4 (Saul’s son Jonathan had a son named Mephibosheth,[a] who was crippled as a child. He was five years old when the report came from Jezreel that Saul and Jonathan had been killed in battle. When the child’s nurse heard the news, she picked him up and fled. But as she hurried away, she dropped him, and he became crippled.)
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- 4:4 Mephibosheth is another name for Merib-baal.
2 Samuel 4:4
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2 Samuel 4:4
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4 (Jonathan(A) son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news(B) about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled.(C) His name was Mephibosheth.)(D)
1 Samuel 23:18
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1 Samuel 23:18
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18 So the two of them renewed their solemn pact before the Lord. Then Jonathan returned home, while David stayed at Horesh.
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1 Samuel 23:18
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1 Samuel 23:18
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18 The two of them made a covenant(A) before the Lord. Then Jonathan went home, but David remained at Horesh.
1 Samuel 20:15
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1 Samuel 20:15
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15 treat my family with this faithful love, even when the Lord destroys all your enemies from the face of the earth.”
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1 Samuel 20:15
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1 Samuel 20:15
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15 and do not ever cut off your kindness from my family(A)—not even when the Lord has cut off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”
1 Samuel 18:3
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1 Samuel 18:3
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3 And Jonathan made a solemn pact with David, because he loved him as he loved himself.
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1 Samuel 18:3
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1 Samuel 18:3
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3 And Jonathan made a covenant(A) with David because he loved him as himself.
2 Samuel 9:10
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2 Samuel 9:10
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10 You and your sons and servants are to farm the land for him to produce food for your master’s household.[a] But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, will eat here at my table.” (Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)
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- 9:10 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads your master’s grandson.
2 Samuel 9:10
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2 Samuel 9:10
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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(A) may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, will always eat at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)
1 Samuel 20:8
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1 Samuel 20:8
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8 Show me this loyalty as my sworn friend—for we made a solemn pact before the Lord—or kill me yourself if I have sinned against your father. But please don’t betray me to him!”
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1 Samuel 20:8
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1 Samuel 20:8
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8 As for you, show kindness to your servant, for you have brought him into a covenant(A) with you before the Lord. If I am guilty, then kill(B) me yourself! Why hand me over to your father?”
1 Samuel 20:42
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1 Samuel 20:42
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42 At last Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, for we have sworn loyalty to each other in the Lord’s name. The Lord is the witness of a bond between us and our children forever.” Then David left, and Jonathan returned to the town.[a]
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- 20:42 This sentence is numbered 21:1 in Hebrew text.
1 Samuel 20:42
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1 Samuel 20:42
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42 Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace,(A) for we have sworn friendship(B) with each other in the name of the Lord,(C) saying, ‘The Lord is witness(D) between you and me, and between your descendants and my descendants forever.(E)’” Then David left, and Jonathan went back to the town.[a]
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- 1 Samuel 20:42 In Hebrew texts this sentence (20:42b) is numbered 21:1.
1 Samuel 20:17
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1 Samuel 20:17
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17 And Jonathan made David reaffirm his vow of friendship again, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
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1 Samuel 20:17
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1 Samuel 20:17
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17 And Jonathan had David reaffirm his oath(A) out of love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.
2 Samuel 19:25
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2 Samuel 19:25
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25 “Why didn’t you come with me, Mephibosheth?” the king asked him.
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2 Samuel 19:25
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2 Samuel 19:25
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25 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, “Why didn’t you go with me,(A) Mephibosheth?”
2 Samuel 16:4
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2 Samuel 16:4
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4 “In that case,” the king told Ziba, “I give you everything Mephibosheth owns.”
“I bow before you,” Ziba replied. “May I always be pleasing to you, my lord the king.”
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2 Samuel 16:4
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2 Samuel 16:4
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4 Then the king said to Ziba, “All that belonged to Mephibosheth(A) is now yours.”
“I humbly bow,” Ziba said. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
2 Samuel 9:7
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2 Samuel 9:7
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7 “Don’t be afraid!” David said. “I intend to show kindness to you because of my promise to your father, Jonathan. I will give you all the property that once belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will eat here with me at the king’s table!”
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2 Samuel 9:7
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2 Samuel 9:7
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7 “Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan.(A) I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.(B)”
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