2 Samuel 9:3

1 Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?”

2 And there was a servant of Saul’s family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.

So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”

4 “Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”

5 So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”
KJV
And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
WEB
The king said, “Is there not yet any of Saul’s house, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba said to the king, “Jonathan still has a son, who is lame in his feet.”
ASV
And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame of his feet.
DARBY
And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame on [his] feet.
BLB
And the king said, “[Is] not still a man to the house of Saul, that I may show to him the kindness of God?” And Ziba said to the king, “Of Jonathan there is still a son, lame in [his] feet.”
ÅB
Da sa kongen: Er det ikke enda noen tilbake av Sauls hus, så jeg kunne gjøre Guds miskunnhet mot ham? Siba svarte: Det er enda en sønn av Jonatan, en som er lam i begge føtter.
OTB
Da sa kongen, "Er det ingen igjen av Sauls hus som jeg kan vise Guds godhet?" Og Siba sa til kongen, "Det er ennå en sønn av Jonatan, som er lam i begge føttene."
B1930
Da sa kongen: Er det ikke ennu nogen tilbake av Sauls hus, så jeg kunde gjøre Guds miskunnhet mot ham? Siba svarte: Det er ennu en sønn av Jonatan, en som er lam i begge føtter.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 4:4

    And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

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  • Titus 3:3–4

    For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.

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  • Luke 6:36

    Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

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  • Deuteronomy 10:15

    Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.

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  • 1 Samuel 20:14–17

    And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die,

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  • Matthew 5:44–45

    But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

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  • 2 Samuel 19:26

    “My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,

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  • Deuteronomy 4:37

    Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power,

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