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| 9:1 |
 nd Dauid said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindnesse for Ionathans sake? |
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| 9:2 |
And there was of the house of Saul, a seruant whose name was Ziba: and when they had called him vnto Dauid, the king said vnto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy seruant is he. |
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| 9:3 |
And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindnesse of God vnto him? and Ziba said vnto the king, Ionathan hath yet a sonne, which is lame on his feete. |
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| 9:4 |
And the king saide vnto him, Where is hee? and Ziba said vnto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the sonne of Ammiel, in Lodebar. |
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| 9:5 |
Then king Dauid sent, and fet him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar. |
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| 9:6 |
Now when Mephibosheth the sonne of Ionathan the sonne of Saul, was come vnto Dauid, hee fell on his face, and did reuerence: and Dauid said, Mephibosheth! And he answered, Behold thy seruant. |
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| 9:7 |
And Dauid saide vnto him, Feare not; for I will surely shew thee kindnesse, for Ionathan thy fathers sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eate bread at my table continually. |
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| 9:8 |
And hee bowed himselfe, and saide, What is thy seruant, that thou shouldest looke vpon such a dead dogge as I am? |
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| 9:9 |
Then the king called to Ziba Sauls seruant, and said vnto him, I haue giuen vnto thy masters sonne all that pertained to Saul, and to all his house. |
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| 9:10 |
Thou therefore and thy sonnes, and thy seruants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy masters sonne may haue food to eate: but Mephibosheth thy masters sonne shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteene sonnes, and twenty seruants. |
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| 9:11 |
Then saide Ziba vnto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his seruant, so shall thy seruant doe: as for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eate at my table, as one of the kings sonnes. |
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| 9:12 |
And Mephibosheth had a yong sonne whose name was Micha: and all that dwelt in the house of Ziba, were seruants vnto Mephibosheth. |
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| 9:13 |
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Ierusalem: for hee did eate continually at the kings table, and was lame on both his feete. |
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