2 Samuel 9:4
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.
3 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.”
“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.
6 And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”
- KJV
- And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
- WEB
- The king said to him, “Where is he?” Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”
- ASV
- And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
- DARBY
- And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
- BLB
- And the king said to him, “Where [is] he?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he [is] in the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.”
- ÅB
- Kongen spurte: Hvor er han? Siba svarte: Han er i huset hos Makir, sønn av Ammiel, i Lo-Debar.
- OTB
- Kongen spurte, "Hvor er han?" Og Siba svarte kongen, "Han er i huset til Makir, Ammiels sønn, i Lo-debar."
- B1930
- Kongen spurte: Hvor er han? Siba svarte: Han er i huset hos Makir, sønn av Ammiel, i Lo-Debar.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Samuel 17:27–29
When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.
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