Then David said to him, “Do not be afraid, for (A)I will assuredly show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I (B)will restore to you all the [a]land of your [b]grandfather Saul; and (C)you yourself shall [c]eat at my table regularly.” Again he prostrated himself, and said, “What is your servant, that you should be concerned about (D)a dead dog like me?”

Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “(E)Everything that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s [d]grandson.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 9:7 Lit field
  2. 2 Samuel 9:7 Lit father
  3. 2 Samuel 9:7 Lit eat bread
  4. 2 Samuel 9:9 Lit son

“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)

Mephibosheth(C) bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog(D) like me?”

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.

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So David said to him, “Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your grandfather; and you shall eat bread at my table continually.”

Then he bowed himself, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look upon such (A)a dead dog as I?”

And the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, (B)“I have given to your master’s son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.

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