⁵ Then King David sent ^[a]messengers who brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. ^6 (A)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!” ⁷ Then David said to him, “Do not be afraid, for ^(C)I will assuredly show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I ^(D)will restore to you all the ^[b]land of your ^[c]grandfather Saul; and ^(E)you yourself shall ^[d]eat at my table regularly.”