1 And David said, Is there still any that is left from the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And they called him to David, and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant.
3 And the king said, Is there not still any of the house of Saul, so that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan still has a son, who is lame in his feet.
4 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.
5 And King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
6 And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face and bowed to him. And David said, Mephibosheth! And he answered, Behold your servant!
7 And David said to him, Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore you all the land of Saul your father. And you shall eat bread at my table forever.
8 And he bowed himself and said, What is your servant, that you should look upon such a dead dog as I?
9 Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, I have given to your master's son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.
10 And you shall till the land for him, you and your sons and your servants. And you shall bring in the fruits so that your master's son may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master's son, shall eat bread always at my table. And Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11 And Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall your servant do. And Mephibosheth was eating at my table like one of the king's sons.
12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micah. And all that lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem. For he always sat at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.
2 Samuel 9 Cross References - MKJV
Genesis 15:2-3
Genesis 18:2
2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed toward the ground.
Genesis 24:2
2 And Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, I pray you, put your hand under my thigh.
Genesis 33:3
3 And he passed over in front of them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.
Genesis 39:6
6 And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand. And he did not know anything that he had, except the bread which he ate. And Joseph was beautiful in form and beautiful in appearance.
Genesis 43:18
18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house. And they said, Because of the silver that was returned in our sacks at the first time we are brought in, to throw himself on us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses.
Genesis 43:23
23 And he said, Peace to you, do not fear. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your silver. And he brought Simeon out to them.
Genesis 50:18-21
18 And his brothers also went and fell down before his face. And they said, Behold, we are your servants.
19 And Joseph said to them, Do not fear. For am I in the place of God?
20 But as for you, you thought evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save a great many people alive.
21 And now do not fear. I will nourish you and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke to their hearts.
Deuteronomy 4:37
37 And because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their seed after them, and brought you out in His sight with His mighty power out of Egypt,
Deuteronomy 10:15
15 Only Jehovah had a delight in your fathers to love them, and He chose their seed after them, you above all people, as it is today.
Ruth 2:11-12
11 And Boaz answered and said to her, It has been fully shown to me all that you have done to your mother-in-law since the death of your husband, And you left your father and your mother and the land of your birth, and have come to a people whom you did not know before now.
12 May Jehovah repay your work, and may a full reward be given you from Jehovah, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to trust.
1 Samuel 9:1
1 And there was a man of Benjamin, and his name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.
1 Samuel 12:19-20
19 And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for your servants to Jehovah your God, so that we will not die. For we have added evil to all our sins, to ask a king for us.
20 And Samuel said to the people, Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness. Yet do not turn aside from following Jehovah, but serve Jehovah with all your heart.
1 Samuel 12:24
24 Only fear Jehovah, and serve Him in truth with all your heart. For consider what great things He has done for you.
1 Samuel 18:1-4
1 And it happened when he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as he did his own soul.
2 And Saul took him that day and would not let him go home to his father's house any more.
3 And Jonathan and David cut a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4 And Jonathan stripped off the robe was on him and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword and to his bow and to his girdle.
1 Samuel 20:14-17
14 And you shall not only show me the kindness of Jehovah while I still live, so that I do not die,
15 but you shall not cut off your kindness from my house forever, no, not when Jehovah has cut off the enemies of David, every one, from the face of the earth.
16 So Jonathan covenanted with the house of David, saying, Let Jehovah even require it at the hand of David's enemies.
17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him. For he loved him as he loved his own soul.
1 Samuel 20:41
41 As soon as the lad had gone, David rose from the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. And they kissed one another, and wept with one another, until David exceeded.
42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace because we have both sworn in the name of Jehovah, saying, The Lord shall be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed, forever. And he rose and went away. And Jonathan went into the city.
1 Samuel 23:16-18
16 And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose and went to David into the woods, and strengthened his hand in God.
17 And he said to him, Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. And you shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to you. And my father Saul knows that also.
18 And the two of them cut a covenant before Jehovah. And David stayed in the forest, and Jonathan went to his house.
1 Samuel 24:14-15
1 Samuel 25:23
23 And Abigail saw David and hurried and dismounted from the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
1 Samuel 26:20
20 And now, let not my blood fall to the earth before the face of Jehovah. For the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when one hunts a partridge in the mountains.
2 Samuel 1:26
26 I am distressed for you, my brother Jonathan. Very pleasant you have been to me. Your love to me was wonderful, more than the love of women.
2 Samuel 3:8
8 And Abner was very angry over the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, who shows kindness against Judah this day to the house of Saul your father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered you into the hand of David? Am I a dog's head that you charge me today with a fault concerning this woman today?
2 Samuel 4:4
4 And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan came out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up and fled. And as she made haste to flee he fell and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.
2 Samuel 9:1
1 And David said, Is there still any that is left from the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2 Samuel 9:3
3 And the king said, Is there not still any of the house of Saul, so that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan still has a son, who is lame in his feet.
2 Samuel 9:7
7 And David said to him, Do not fear, for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore you all the land of Saul your father. And you shall eat bread at my table forever.
2 Samuel 9:10-11
10 And you shall till the land for him, you and your sons and your servants. And you shall bring in the fruits so that your master's son may have bread to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master's son, shall eat bread always at my table. And Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11 And Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall your servant do. And Mephibosheth was eating at my table like one of the king's sons.
2 Samuel 9:11-13
11 And Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall your servant do. And Mephibosheth was eating at my table like one of the king's sons.
2 Samuel 9:11-11
11 And Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall your servant do. And Mephibosheth was eating at my table like one of the king's sons.
12 And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micah. And all that lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem. For he always sat at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.
2 Samuel 12:8
8 And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your bosom, and gave you the house of Israel and of Judah. And if that was too little, I would have given to you such and such things besides.
2 Samuel 16:1-4
1 And David had passed on a little from the top. And, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
2 And the king said to Ziba, What are these to you? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king's household to ride upon. And the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat. And the wine is so that the ones who are faint in the wilderness may drink.
3 And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he remains at Jerusalem. For he said, Today the house of Israel shall restore to me the kingdom of my father.
4 And the king said to Ziba, Behold, All that belonged to Mephibosheth is yours. And Ziba said, I humbly beg you that I may find grace in your sight, my lord, O king.
2 Samuel 16:4
4 And the king said to Ziba, Behold, All that belonged to Mephibosheth is yours. And Ziba said, I humbly beg you that I may find grace in your sight, my lord, O king.
2 Samuel 16:9
9 And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head.
2 Samuel 17:27-29
27 And it happened when David came to Mahanaim, Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah, of the sons of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim,
28 brought beds and basins and earthen vessels, and wheat and barley and flour and roasted grain, and beans and lentils and other roasted food,
29 and honey and butter and sheep and cheese from cows, for David and for the people with him to eat. For they said, The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.
2 Samuel 19:17
17 And a thousand men of Benjamin were with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him. And they went over Jordan before the king.
2 Samuel 19:24-30
24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his moustache, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until he came in peace.
25 And it happened when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, the king said to him, Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?
26 And he answered, My lord, O, king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, I will saddle me an ass so that I may ride on it and go to the king, because your servant is lame.
2 Samuel 19:26-30
26 And he answered, My lord, O, king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, I will saddle me an ass so that I may ride on it and go to the king, because your servant is lame.
27 And he spoke slander against your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is as an angel of God. And do what is good in your eyes.
2 Samuel 19:27-30
27 And he spoke slander against your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is as an angel of God. And do what is good in your eyes.
28 For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king. And you set your servant among those eating at your own table. What right then have I to cry to the king any more?
2 Samuel 19:28-30
28 For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king. And you set your servant among those eating at your own table. What right then have I to cry to the king any more?
2 Samuel 19:28
28 For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king. And you set your servant among those eating at your own table. What right then have I to cry to the king any more?
29 And the king said to him, Why do you speak any more of your matters? I have said, You and Ziba divide the land.
2 Samuel 19:29-30
29 And the king said to him, Why do you speak any more of your matters? I have said, You and Ziba divide the land.
2 Samuel 19:29
2 Samuel 19:33
33 And the king said to Barzillai, Come over with me and I will sustain you with me in Jerusalem.
1 Kings 2:7
7 But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at your table. For so they came to me when I fled because of Absalom your brother.
2 Kings 25:29
29 And he changed his prison clothes. And he always ate bread before him all the days of his life.
1 Chronicles 8:8
8 And Shaharaim fathered sons in the land of Moab, after he had sent them away. Hushim and Baara were his wives.
1 Chronicles 8:34
34 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal. And Meribbaal fathered Micah.
1 Chronicles 8:34-40
34 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal. And Meribbaal fathered Micah.
35 And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz.
36 And Ahaz fathered Jehoadah. And Jehoadah fathered Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza.
37 And Moza fathered Binea; Rapha was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son.
38 And Azel had six sons, and these their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel.
39 And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his first-born; Jehush, the second; and Eliphelet, the third.
40 And the sons of Ulam were mighty men, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were the sons of Benjamin.
1 Chronicles 9:40
40 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal. And Meribbaal fathered Micah.
1 Chronicles 9:40-44
40 And the son of Jonathan was Meribbaal. And Meribbaal fathered Micah.
41 And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz;
42 and Ahaz fathered Jarah. And Jarah fathered Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri. And Zimri fathered Moza.
43 And Moza fathered Binea; and Rephaiah was his son; Eleasah, his son; Azel his son.
44 And to Azel were six sons, and these their names: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. These were the sons of Azel.
Psalms 41:9
9 Even a man, my friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Proverbs 27:10
10 Your own friend, and your father's friend, do not forsake them; nor go to your brother's house in the day of your trouble; better is a neighbor that is near than a brother far off.
Isaiah 32:8
8 But the noble thinks noble things; and by noble things he shall stand.
Isaiah 35:3-4
Jeremiah 25:33-34
33 And the slain of Jehovah shall be at that day from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; they shall not be mourned, nor gathered, nor buried. They shall be as dung on the ground.
34 Howl, shepherds, and cry; and roll, leaders of the flock! For the days of your slaughter and of your scatterings are fulfilled; and you shall fall like a desirable vessel.
Micah 7:5-6
Matthew 5:44-45
44 But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who despitefully use you and persecute you,
45 so that you may become sons of your Father in Heaven. For He makes His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 6:11
11 Give us this day our daily bread;
Matthew 10:42
42 And whoever shall give to one of these little ones a cup of cold water to drink, only in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you, He shall in no way lose his reward.
Matthew 15:26-27
Matthew 25:40
40 And the King shall answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brothers, you have done it to Me.
Mark 5:33-34
Mark 9:41
41 For whoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, truly I say to you, He shall not lose his reward.
Luke 1:12-13
Luke 1:29-30
Luke 6:36
36 Therefore be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
Luke 14:15
15 And one of those who reclined with Him heard these things, and he said to Him, Blessed are those eating bread in the kingdom of God.
Luke 22:30
30 that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
John 19:26-27
2 Timothy 1:16-18
16 May the Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain.
17 But when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently and found me.
18 May the Lord grant to him that he may find mercy from the Lord in that Day. And in what things he ministered to me at Ephesus, you know very well.
Titus 3:3-4
Philemon 1:9-12
9 rather through love I entreat, being such a one as Paul the aged, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.
10 I entreat you for my child Onesimus, whom I have fathered in my bonds,
11 he who was once worthless to you, but now useful to you and to me; whom I sent back to you.
12 Even receive him, that is, my own heart,
1 Peter 3:8
8 And finally, all be of one mind, having compassion on one another, loving the brothers, tenderhearted, friendly.
Revelation 3:20
20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him and he with Me.