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Then King David sent and took him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. (A)So Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, came to David and (B)fell on his face and prostrated himself. And David said, “Mephibosheth.” And he said, “Here is your servant!” And David said to him, “Do not fear, for (C)I will surely show lovingkindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and (D)will restore to you all the [a]land of your [b]grandfather Saul; and (E)you shall [c]eat at my table continually.”

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 9:7 Lit field
  2. 2 Samuel 9:7 Lit father
  3. 2 Samuel 9:7 Lit eat bread

So King David had him brought from Lo Debar, from the house of Makir son of Ammiel.

When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor.(A)

David said, “Mephibosheth!”

“At your service,” he replied.

“Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan.(B) I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.(C)

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