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And David said, Is··there yet anyone who remains of◦ the house of Saul, that I may do mercy with him for the sake of Jonathan◦?
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And there was of the house of Saul a servant, and his name was Ziba. And they called him to▵ David, and the king said to▵ him, Art thou◦ Ziba? And he said, Thy servant.
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And the king said, Is there yet no▵ man◦ for the house of Saul, that I may do the mercy of God with him? And Ziba said unto▵ the king, There is yet a son to Jonathan◦, crippled of both··feet.
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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 Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
5
And King David sent and took him out··of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, out··of Lo-debar.
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And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan◦, the son of Saul, came unto▵ David, and he fell upon his face, and bowed··down. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he said, Behold, thy servant.
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And David said to him, Fear not; for doing, I shall do mercy with thee for Jonathan◦ thy father’s sake, and will return to thee all the field of Saul thy father; and thou◦ shalt eat the bread on my table continually.
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And he bowed· himself ·down and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest turn· thy ·face to▵ the dead dog who is such··as I?
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And the king called to▵ Ziba, Saul’s lad, and said unto▵ him, All that Saul and all his house had◦, I have given unto the son of thy lord.
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And thou shalt till the ground for him, thou◦ and thy sons and thy servants, and thou shalt bring··in, and the son of thy lord shall have◦ bread, and he shall eat it; but Mephibosheth the son of thy lord shall eat bread at my table continually. And Ziba had◦ fifteen sons and twenty servants.
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And Ziba said to▵ the king, According··to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. And Mephibosheth shall eat at my table as one of the king’s sons.
12
And Mephibosheth had◦ a little◦ son and his name was Micha. And all who were dwelling in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
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And Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he◦ did eat continually at the table of the king; and he◦ was lame in his two feet.
