You should have put all the members of my grandfather’s family to death, including me. Instead, you always provided what I needed. So what right do I have to make any more appeals to you?”

因为我祖全家的人，在我主我王面前都算为死人，王却使仆人在王的席上同人吃饭，我现在向王还能辨理诉冤吗？”

因为我祖全家的人，在我主我王面前不过是该死的人，王却使仆人列在王的席上吃饭的人当中，我现在还有什么权利能向王请求呢？”

因为我祖全家的人，在我主我王面前不过是该死的人，王却使仆人列在王的席上吃饭的人当中，我现在还有什么权利能向王请求呢？”

我父全家在我主我王面前都是该死的，但王却让我与王同席吃饭，我还能向王要求什么呢？”

因为我祖父全家的人，在我主我王面前都算不得什么，都不过是该死的人；你却使仆人在你席上与你一同吃饭。我还有什么权利再向王哀求什么呢？”

因為我祖全家的人，在我主我王面前都算為死人，王卻使僕人在王的席上同人吃飯，我現在向王還能辨理訴冤嗎？」

因為我祖全家的人，在我主我王面前不過是該死的人，王卻使僕人列在王的席上吃飯的人當中，我現在還有甚麼權利能向王請求呢？」

因為我祖全家的人，在我主我王面前不過是該死的人，王卻使僕人列在王的席上吃飯的人當中，我現在還有甚麼權利能向王請求呢？」

我父全家在我主我王面前都是該死的，但王卻讓我與王同席吃飯，我還能向王要求什麼呢？」

因為我祖父全家的人，在我主我王面前都算不得甚麼，都不過是該死的人；你卻使僕人在你席上與你一同吃飯。我還有甚麼權利再向王哀求甚麼呢？”

因為我祖我父全家在我主我王面前不過是該死的人；王卻使僕人列在王席上喫飯的人中間。我還有甚麼權利再向王哀呼呢？』

我父的全家，本來就在我主我王面前什麼都不是，只不過是該死之人，你卻把僕人安排在你筵席上吃飯的人當中。我還有什麼權利向王呼求更多呢？」

蓋我祖全家、於我主我王前、咸如死者、然爾使僕列於同席者中、我尚有何理、可籲於王、

我祖全家、當殞沒於我主我王前、乃爾待臣僕、視若上賓、我尚有何詞、赴愬於王。

我祖祖原文作父全家之人、在我主我王前無不當死、乃王使僕食於王之席、僕尚有何理可辨、尚敢在王前鳴冤乎、

All my grandfather’s descendants deserved nothing but death from my lord the king, but you gave your servant a place among those who eat at your table. So what right do I have to make any more appeals to the king?”

For all my father’s house were but men doomed to death before my lord the king, but you set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right have I, then, to cry to the king?”

All my relatives and I could expect only death from you, my lord, but instead you have honored me by allowing me to eat at your own table! What more can I ask?”

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?”

For all my father’s household was only people worthy of death to my lord the king; yet you placed your servant among those who ate at your own table. So what right do I still have, that I should complain anymore to the king?”

For all my father’s house were but dead men before my Lord the king. Yet you set your servant among those who eat at your own table. Therefore what right have I still to cry out anymore to the king?”

For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more unto the king?

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?”

For all[ of] my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king: yet didst thou set thy servant among them that did eat at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet to cry any more unto the king?

After all, there was no one in the entire house of my grandfather who did not deserve death from my lord the king. But instead you allowed me to eat at your own table! What further claim do I have to ask the king for anything?”

For all my father’s house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?”

Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem. The king always provided what he needed. Both of his feet were hurt so that he could not walk.

You and your sons and your servants must farm the land for him. You must bring in the crops. Then he’ll be taken care of. I’ll always provide what he needs.” Ziba had 15 sons and 20 servants.

The seven years passed. Then she came back from the land of the Philistines. She went to the king of Israel. She wanted to ask him to get her house and land back.

You didn’t guard him. And that isn’t good. You can be sure that the Lord lives. And you can be just as sure that you and your men must die. That’s because you didn’t guard your master. He’s the Lord’ s anointed king. Look around you. Where are the king’s spear and water jug that were near his head?”

You have been very kind and faithful to me. But I’m not worthy of any of this. When I crossed this Jordan River, all I had was my walking stick. But now I’ve become two camps.

So let seven of the males in his family line be given to us. We’ll kill them. We’ll put their dead bodies out in the open in the sight of the Lord. We’ll do it at Gibeah of Saul. Saul was the Lord’ s chosen king.” So King David said,“ I’ll give seven males to you.”The king spared Mephibosheth. He was the son of Jonathan and the grandson of Saul. David had made a promise in front of the Lord. He had promised to be kind to Jonathan and the family line of his father Saul.But the king chose Armoni and another Mephibosheth. They were the two sons of Aiah’s daughter Rizpah. Saul was their father. The king also chose the five sons of Saul’s daughter Merab. Adriel, the son of Barzillai, was their father. Adriel was from Meholah.King David handed them over to the people of Gibeon. They killed them. They put their dead bodies out in the open on a hill in the sight of the Lord. All seven of them died together. They were put to death during the first days of the harvest. It happened just when people were beginning to harvest the barley.

“ Don’t be afraid,” David told him.“ You can be sure that I will be kind to you because of your father Jonathan. I’ll give back to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul. And I’ll always provide what you need.”Mephibosheth bowed down to David. He said,“ Who am I? Why should you pay attention to me? I’m nothing but a dead dog.”