1 And David said, "Is there still any one left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" And he said, "Your servant is he."
3 And the king said, "Is there not still some one of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?" Ziba said to the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan; he is crippled in his feet."
4 The king said to him, "Where is he?" And Ziba said to the king, "He is in the house of Machir the son of Am'miel, at Lo-debar."
5 Then King David sent and brought him from the house of Machir the son of Am'miel, at Lo-debar.
6 And Mephib'osheth the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face and did obeisance. And David said, "Mephib'osheth!" And he answered, "Behold, your servant."
7 And David said to him, "Do not fear; for I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of Saul your father; and you shall eat at my table always."
8 And he did obeisance, and said, "What is your servant, that you should look upon a dead dog such as I?"
9 Then the king called 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 And you and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him, and shall bring in the produce, that your master's son may have bread to eat; but Mephib'osheth your master's son shall always eat 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 will your servant do." So Mephib'osheth ate at David's table, like one of the king's sons.
12 And Mephib'osheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in Ziba's house became Mephib'osheth's servants.
13 So Mephib'osheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he ate always at the king's table. Now he was lame in both his feet.
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2 Samuel 9 narrates how King David showed goodness to a descendant of Saul named Mephiboste, son of Jonathan. David wanted to honor his relationship with Jonathan, who was his best friend. He sought a descendant of Jonathan to show goodness for the sake of his friend. David treated mephiboste with kindness and gave him a place at the king's table, restoring his position and inheritance.
Psalm 41:1: "Blessed is he who answers the poor; the Lord will deliver him on evil." This psalm talks about how the Lord helps the poor and needy, and how those who help them will also be blessed. David demonstrated this with his kindness to mephiboste.
Proverbs 19:17: "He who compasses the poor to the Lord lends, and he pays his benefit." This proverb talks about how to help the poor is to lend the Lord, and that he will reward those who help. David was generous with Mephiboshete, and God rewarded his goodness.
Isaiah 61:1: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; for the Lord has anointed me, to preach good news to the meek; he sent me to restore the contrite of heart, to proclaim freedom to the captives and the opening of prison to the prisoners. . " This verse talks about how God calls those who are anointed to help the needy and the captives. David, as God's anointed, showed kindness to Mephibosheth and freed him from his prison of poverty and loneliness.
Matthew 5:7: "Blessed are merciful, because they will reach mercy." Jesus taught that mercy is an important virtue, and those who show it will be rewarded. David showed mercy to the mephiboste and was rewarded with the joy of seeing his happiness.
James 2:14-17: "What do you enjoy, brothers, does anyone say that you have faith if you don't have works? Can this faith save you? And if their brother or sister are naked, and they lack everyday food , and some of you tell them: go to peace, warm up, and bound you; and do not give them the necessary things for the body, what benefit will come from there? yourself." James teaches that faith without works is useless, and that we must act in accordance with our faith. David demonstrated his faith in God acting kindly toward mephiboste.
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