2 Samuel 9:11 References
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Then Ziba said to the king, "According ato all that my lord the king commands his servant so your servant will do." So Mephibosheth ate at David's table as one of the king's sons.
a 2 Samuel 16:1-4, 2 Samuel 19:24-30
2 Samuel 16
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Now when David had passed aa little beyond the summit, behold, bZiba the servant of Mephibosheth met him cwith a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.
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The king said to Ziba, "Why do you have these?" And Ziba said, "aThe donkeys are for the king's household to ride, and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine, bfor whoever is faint in the wilderness to drink."
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Then the king said, "And where is ayour master's son?" And bZiba said to the king, "Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.'"
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So the king said to Ziba, "Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours." And Ziba said, "I prostrate myself; let me find favor in your sight, O my lord, the king!"
2 Samuel 19
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Then aMephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and bhe had neither cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor cwashed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.
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It was when he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, "aWhy did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?"
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So he answered, "O my lord, the king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, 'I will saddle a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go with the king,' abecause your servant is lame.
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"Moreover, ahe has slandered your servant to my lord the king; but my lord the king is blike the angel of God, therefore do what is good in your sight.
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"For aall my father's household was nothing but dead men before my lord the king; byet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right do I have yet that I should complain anymore to the king?"
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So the king said to him, "Why do you still speak of your affairs? I have decided, 'You and Ziba shall divide the land.'"
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Mephibosheth said to the king, "Let him even take it all, since my lord the king has come safely to his own house."