2 Samuel - Chapter 9

Passage

And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may show kindness to him for Jonathan's sake? Now there was of the house of Saul, a servant named Siba: and when the king had called him to him, he said to him: Are you Siba? And he answered: I am Siba your servant. And the king said: Is there any one left of the house of Saul, that I may show the mercy of God to Him? And Siba said to the king: There is a son of Jonathan left, who is lame of his feet. Where is he? said he. And Siba said to the king: Behold he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lodabar. Then King David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodabar. And when Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul was come to David, he fell on his face and worshipped. And David said: Miphiboseth? And he answered: Behold your servant. And David said to him: Fear not, for I will surely show you mercy for Jonathan your father's sake, and I will restore the lands of Saul the father, and you shall eat bread at my table always. He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I am? Then the King called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him: All that belonged to Saul, and all his house, I have given to your master's son. You therefore and the sons and your servants shall till the land for him: and you shall bring in food for your master's son, that he may be maintained: and Miphiboseth the son of your master shall always eat bread at my table. And Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. And Siba said to the king: As you my lord the have commanded your servant, so will your servant do: and Miphiboseth shall eat at my table, as one of the sons of the King. And Miphiboseth had a young son whose name was Micha: and all that kindred of the house of Siba served Miphiboseth. But Miphiboseth dwelt in Jerusalem: because he ate always of the king's table: and he was lame of both feet.