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World English Bible

2 Samuel 9 (WEBP)

[1] David said, “Is there yet any who is left of Saul’s house, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
[2] There was of Saul’s house a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “I am your servant.”
[3] The king said, “Is there not yet any of Saul’s house, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “Jonathan still has a son, who is lame in his feet.”
[4] The king said to him, “Where is he?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”
[5] Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
[6] Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, fell on his face, and showed respect. David said, “Mephibosheth?” He answered, “Behold, your servant!”
[7] David said to him, “Don’t be afraid, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father’s sake, and will restore to you all the land of Saul your father. You will eat bread at my table continually.”
[8] He bowed down, and said, “What is your servant, that you should look at such a dead dog as I am?”
[9] Then the king called to 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 son.
[10] Till the land for him—you, your sons, and your servants. Bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth your master’s son will always eat bread at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
[11] Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your servant will do.” So Mephibosheth ate at the king’s table like one of the king’s sons.
[12] Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All who lived in Ziba’s house were servants to Mephibosheth.
[13] So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 9 (KJVS)

[1] And David said, () Is there yet any that is left () of the house of Saul, that I may shew () him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?
[2] And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called () him unto David, the king said () unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, () Thy servant is he.
[3] And the king said, () Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew () the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said () unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
[4] And the king said () unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said () unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
[5] Then king David sent, () and fetched () him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
[6] Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come () unto David, he fell () on his face, and did reverence. () And David said, () Mephibosheth. And he answered, () Behold thy servant!
[7] And David said () unto him, Fear () not: for I will surely () shew () thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore () thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat () bread at my table continually.
[8] And he bowed () himself, and said, () What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look () upon such a dead () dog as I am?
[9] Then the king called () to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said () unto him, I have given () unto thy master’s son all that pertained () to Saul and to all his house.
[10] Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till () the land for him, and thou shalt bring () in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: () but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat () bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
[11] Then said () Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded () his servant, so shall thy servant do. () As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat () at my table, as one of the king’s sons.
[12] And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
[13] So Mephibosheth dwelt () in Jerusalem: for he did eat () continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 9 (BYZ)

[1] και ειπεν δαυιδ ει εστιν ετι υπολελειμμενος τω οικω σαουλ και ποιησω μετ αυτου ελεος ενεκεν ιωναθαν
[2] και εκ του οικου σαουλ παις ην και ονομα αυτω σιβα και καλουσιν αυτον προς δαυιδ και ειπεν προς αυτον ο βασιλευς ει συ ει σιβα και ειπεν εγω δουλος σος
[3] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς ει υπολελειπται εκ του οικου σαουλ ετι ανηρ και ποιησω μετ αυτου ελεος θεου και ειπεν σιβα προς τον βασιλεα ετι εστιν υιος τω ιωναθαν πεπληγως τους ποδας
[4] και ειπεν ο βασιλευς που ουτος και ειπεν σιβα προς τον βασιλεα ιδου εν οικω μαχιρ υιου αμιηλ εκ της λαδαβαρ
[5] και απεστειλεν ο βασιλευς δαυιδ και ελαβεν αυτον εκ του οικου μαχιρ υιου αμιηλ εκ της λαδαβαρ
[6] και παραγινεται μεμφιβοσθε υιος ιωναθαν υιου σαουλ προς τον βασιλεα δαυιδ και επεσεν επι προσωπον αυτου και προσεκυνησεν αυτω και ειπεν αυτω δαυιδ μεμφιβοσθε και ειπεν ιδου ο δουλος σου
[7] και ειπεν αυτω δαυιδ μη φοβου οτι ποιων ποιησω μετα σου ελεος δια ιωναθαν τον πατερα σου και αποκαταστησω σοι παντα αγρον σαουλ πατρος του πατρος σου και συ φαγη αρτον επι της τραπεζης μου δια παντος
[8] και προσεκυνησεν μεμφιβοσθε και ειπεν τις ειμι ο δουλος σου οτι επεβλεψας επι τον κυνα τον τεθνηκοτα τον ομοιον εμοι
[9] και εκαλεσεν ο βασιλευς σιβα το παιδαριον σαουλ και ειπεν προς αυτον παντα οσα εστιν τω σαουλ και ολω τω οικω αυτου δεδωκα τω υιω του κυριου σου
[10] και εργα αυτω την γην συ και οι υιοι σου και οι δουλοι σου και εισοισεις τω υιω του κυριου σου αρτους και εδεται αυτους και μεμφιβοσθε υιος του κυριου σου φαγεται δια παντος αρτον επι της τραπεζης μου και τω σιβα ησαν πεντεκαιδεκα υιοι και εικοσι δουλοι
[11] και ειπεν σιβα προς τον βασιλεα κατα παντα οσα εντεταλται ο κυριος μου ο βασιλευς τω δουλω αυτου ουτως ποιησει ο δουλος σου και μεμφιβοσθε ησθιεν επι της τραπεζης δαυιδ καθως εις των υιων του βασιλεως
[12] και τω μεμφιβοσθε υιος μικρος και ονομα αυτω μιχα και πασα η κατοικησις του οικου σιβα δουλοι του μεμφιβοσθε
[13] και μεμφιβοσθε κατωκει εν ιερουσαλημ οτι επι της τραπεζης του βασιλεως δια παντος ησθιεν και αυτος ην χωλος αμφοτεροις τοις ποσιν αυτου

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.