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2 Samuel 9 12
Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All those living in Ziba’s house were Mephibosheth’s servants.
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2 Samuel 4 4
Saul’s son Jonathan had a son whose feet were crippled. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. The one who had nursed him picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
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2 Samuel 19 24-2 Samuel 19 30
Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet the king. He had not taken care of his feet, trimmed his mustache, or washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him,“ Mephibosheth, why didn’t you come with me?”“ My lord the king,” he replied,“ my servant Ziba betrayed me. Actually your servant said:‘ I’ll saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride it and go with the king’— for your servant is lame.Ziba slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like the Angel of God, so do whatever you think best.For my grandfather’s entire family deserves death from my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. So what further right do I have to keep on making appeals to the king?”The king said to him,“ Why keep on speaking about these matters of yours? I hereby declare: you and Ziba are to divide the land.”Mephibosheth said to the king,“ Instead, since my lord the king has come to his palace safely, let Ziba take it all!”
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2 Samuel 9 6
Mephibosheth son of Jonathan son of Saul came to David, bowed down to the ground and paid homage. David said,“ Mephibosheth!”“ I am your servant,” he replied.
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2 Samuel 9 10
You, your sons, and your servants are to work the ground for him, and you are to bring in the crops so your master’s grandson will have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had 15 sons and 20 servants.