1 And David said, Is there any yet left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul, whose name was Siba. So they called him to David. And the king said to him, Art thou Siba? And he said, I am thy servant.
3 Then the king said to him, Is there any man yet left of the house of Saul, that I may treat him with all the kindness possible? And when Siba said to the king, There is still a son of Jonathan who is disabled in his feet,
4 the king said to Siba, Where is he? And Siba said to the king, Behold at the house of Machir, son of Amiel of Lodabar.
5 Thereupon king David sent for him from the house of Machir, son of Amiel of Lodabar.
6 And when Memphibosthe son of Jonathan, son of Saul was brought before king David, he fell on his face, and made obeisance to him. And when David said to him, Memphibosthe! He said, Here am I thy servant.
7 Then David said to him, Fear not; for I will indeed deal kindly with thee, for Jonathan thy father's sake, and restore thee all the fields of Saul thy grandfather, and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
8 Upon which Memphibosthe bowed down, and said, Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look on such a dead dog as I am?
9 Then the king called Siba, the servant of Saul, and said to him, All that belong to Saul and his house I have given to thy master's son.
10 Therefore work thou the land for him; both thou and thy sons, and thy servants; and thou shalt bring in provisions for thy master's son, that he may have bread to eat. And Memphibosthe, thy master's son, shall eat bread continually at my table. Now Siba had fifteen sons, and twenty servants.
11 And Siba said to the king, According to all that the king hath commanded his servant, so will thy servant do. So Memphibosthe ate at David's table, like one of the king's sons;
12 and Memphibosthe had a young son whose name was Micha; and all the family of the house of Siba were servants of Memphibosthe.
13 And Memphibosthe dwelt at Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table, and was lame in both his feet.
2 Samuel 9 Cross References - Thomson
Genesis 15:2-3
Genesis 18:2
2 he raised his eyes and looked, and lo! three men stood above him. And when he saw them he ran to meet them from the door of his tent; and having made obeisance to the ground,
Genesis 24:2
2 And Abraham said to his servant, the oldest of his family and who was ruler over all that he had, Put thy hand under my thigh,
Genesis 33:3
3 And he himself went before them; and he made a low obeisance to the ground seven times until he came near to his brother.
Genesis 39:6
6 So he left to Joseph's management all that he had, and knew not any thing he had save the bread which he ate. Now Joseph was a comely person an of a very beautiful countenance,
Genesis 43:18
18 And when the men saw that they were conducted to Joseph's house, they said, On account of the money which was returned in our bags in the former journey we are brought in for the purpose of accusing us and charging us with it, that he may make us slaves and take our asses.
Genesis 43:23
23 Upon which he said to them, Peace be to you: fear not, your God and the God of your fathers hath given you treasures in your bags. But as for your money, with perfect good will I decline receiving it. Then he brought out Symeon to them
Genesis 50:18-21
18 And they came near to him and said, We are thy servants,
19 upon which Joseph said to them, Fear not, for I am God's servant.
20 You indeed consulted against me for evil: but God determined concerning me for good, to bring to pass as at this day, that much people might be nourished.
21 Moreover he said to them, Be not afraid. I will continue to nourish you and your families. So he comforted them, and spoke affectionately to them,
Deuteronomy 4:37
37 Because he loved thy fathers, he chose you their seed after them; and by his mighty power he hath brought thee out of Egypt,
Deuteronomy 10:15
15 Nevertheless the Lord made choice of your fathers to love them; and he chose you, their seed, after them, in preference to all the nations, as at this day.
Ruth 2:11-12
11 And Boaz in reply said to her, I have been fully informed of all that thou hast done to thy mother in law after the death of thy husband; and how thou hast left thy father, and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, to come to a people whom thou knewest not heretofore.
12 The Lord recompense thy work, and may a full reward be given thee by the Lord God of Israel, to whom thou art come, to put thy trust under his wings.
1 Samuel 9:1
1 Now there was a man of the children of Benjamin whose name was Kis, son of Abiel, son of Jared, son of Bachir, son of Aphek, son of Jemenaius, the head of the family. He was a man in authority;
1 Samuel 12:19-20
19 And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to the Lord thy God, that we may not die, because we have added evil to all our sins, in asking for ourselves a king.
20 Whereupon Samuel said to the people, Fear not. You have done all this evil; yet turn not away from following the Lord; but serve the Lord with your whole heart,
1 Samuel 12:24
24 I will indeed serve the Lord, and point out the good and straight way: in addition to this, fear ye the Lord, and serve him with truth, and with your whole heart; for you have seen what great things he hath done with you.
1 Samuel 18:1-4
1 Samuel 20:14-17
14 provided that while I am alive, thou deal kindly with me, and, when I die,
15 thou withdraw not thy kindness from my house forever; and with this further proviso, that when the Lord removeth the enemies of David, every one from the face of the earth, the family of Jonathan be not sought for by the house of David,
16 may the Lord search out the enemies of David.
17 And Jonathan repeated again his oath to David, for he loved the soul of one who loved him.
1 Samuel 20:41
41 And when the servant was gone, David arose from the Argab, and fell on his face, and made obeisance to him three times. And when they had kissed each other, and wept over each other a great while,
42 Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have both sworn by the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord be a witness between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, forever. Then David arose and departed, and Jonathan returned to the city.
1 Samuel 23:16-18
16 Jonathan son of Saul arose, and went to David at Kaina, and strengthened his confidence in the Lord,
17 and said to him, Fear not; for the hand of my father Saul cannot find thee; so that thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be second to thee, and Saul my father knoweth that this will be the case.
18 So they two made a covenant before the Lord, and David abode at Kaina, and Jonathan returned to his house.
1 Samuel 24:14-15
1 Samuel 25:23
23 And when Abigaia saw David, she hasted, and alighted from her ass, and fell on her face before David, and made obeisance to him on the ground,
1 Samuel 26:20
20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall on the land before the face of the Lord, because the king of Israel is come out to seek my life, as the night hawk pursueth on the mountains.
2 Samuel 1:26
26 I mourn for thee, my brother Jonathan, To me thou wast very lovely. Thy love for me was wonderful; Far surpassing the love of women.
2 Samuel 3:8
8 For this Abenner was exceedingly enraged at Jebosthe, and said to him, Am I a dog's head? Have I now dealt kindly with the house of Saul, thy father, and with his brethren, and relations, and not gone over to the house of David, and dost thou question me now respecting an injury done to a woman?
2 Samuel 4:4
4 And Jonathan, son of Saul, had a son, who was lame in both his feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and of his son Jonathan came from Jezrael, and his nurse took him up and fled, and as she was hasting to carry him off, he happened to fall, and became lame, so he was called Memphibosthe.
2 Samuel 9:1
1 And David said, Is there any yet left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
2 Samuel 9:3
3 Then the king said to him, Is there any man yet left of the house of Saul, that I may treat him with all the kindness possible? And when Siba said to the king, There is still a son of Jonathan who is disabled in his feet,
2 Samuel 9:7
7 Then David said to him, Fear not; for I will indeed deal kindly with thee, for Jonathan thy father's sake, and restore thee all the fields of Saul thy grandfather, and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
2 Samuel 9:10-11
10 Therefore work thou the land for him; both thou and thy sons, and thy servants; and thou shalt bring in provisions for thy master's son, that he may have bread to eat. And Memphibosthe, thy master's son, shall eat bread continually at my table. Now Siba had fifteen sons, and twenty servants.
11 And Siba said to the king, According to all that the king hath commanded his servant, so will thy servant do. So Memphibosthe ate at David's table, like one of the king's sons;
2 Samuel 9:11-13
11 And Siba said to the king, According to all that the king hath commanded his servant, so will thy servant do. So Memphibosthe ate at David's table, like one of the king's sons;
2 Samuel 9:11-11
11 And Siba said to the king, According to all that the king hath commanded his servant, so will thy servant do. So Memphibosthe ate at David's table, like one of the king's sons;
12 and Memphibosthe had a young son whose name was Micha; and all the family of the house of Siba were servants of Memphibosthe.
13 And Memphibosthe dwelt at Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table, and was lame in both his feet.
2 Samuel 12:8
8 and gave thee the house of thy master, and thy master's wives into thy bosom. I gave thee also the house of Israel and Juda, and if this had not been enough, I would have added still more.
2 Samuel 16:1-4
1 And when David had marched on a little way from Eos, behold Siba, the servant of Memphibosthe, came out to meet him with a couple of asses saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of dried grapes, and a hundred bunches of dates, and a nebel of wine.
2 And the king said to Siba, What meanest thou by these? To which Siba replied, The asses are for the king's family to ride on, and the loaves and the dates for the young men to eat, and the wine for such as are fainty in the wilderness, to drink.
3 Then the king said, But where is thy master's son? And Siba said to the king, Behold he abideth in Jerusalem; for he said, Now will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
4 Thereupon the king said to Siba, Behold all that belong to Memphibosthe are thine. And Siba having bowed down said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord the king.
2 Samuel 16:4
4 Thereupon the king said to Siba, Behold all that belong to Memphibosthe are thine. And Siba having bowed down said, Let me find favour in thy sight, my lord the king.
2 Samuel 16:9
9 Whereupon Abessa, son of Saruia said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over, and I will take off his head.
2 Samuel 17:27-29
27 Now when David came to Manaim, Ovesbi, son of Naas, of Rabbath of the Ammonites, and Machir, son of Amiel of Lodabar, and Berzelli, the Galaadite of Rogellim,
28 brought ten beds of double tapestry, and ten kettles and vessels of earthen ware, and wheat, and barley, and fine flour, and meal, and beans, and lentils,
29 and honey, and butter, and sheep, and curdled milk of kine, and presented them to David, and to the people who were with him, to eat. For they said, The people must be hungry and weary in the wilderness.
2 Samuel 19:17
17 and with him were a thousand men from Benjamin, and Siba the servant of the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons, and his twenty servants, and they acted as guides across the Jordan, before the king, and performed the service of bringing the king over.
2 Samuel 19:24-30
24 Memphibosthe also, the grandson of Saul, came down to meet the king. Now he had not dressed his feet, nor pared his nails, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king went away, to the day he returned, in peace.
25 And when he came to Jerusalem, and waited on the king, and the king said to him, Why didst thou not go with me, Memphibosthe?
26 Memphibosthe said to the king, my lord the king, my servant deceived me. For thy servant said to him, Saddle me the ass, that I may mount thereon and go with the king. [For thy servant is lame.]
2 Samuel 19:26-30
26 Memphibosthe said to the king, my lord the king, my servant deceived me. For thy servant said to him, Saddle me the ass, that I may mount thereon and go with the king. [For thy servant is lame.]
27 But he acted deceitfully with thy servant, before my lord the king. But my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore what is good in thy sight.
2 Samuel 19:27-30
27 But he acted deceitfully with thy servant, before my lord the king. But my lord the king is as an angel of God. Do therefore what is good in thy sight.
28 For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king, yet thou didst set thy servant among them who eat at thy table. What right then have I to cry any more to the king?
2 Samuel 19:28-30
28 For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king, yet thou didst set thy servant among them who eat at thy table. What right then have I to cry any more to the king?
2 Samuel 19:28
2 Samuel 19:29-30
29 And the king said to him, What need of more words. I have said, Thou and Siba shall divide the fields.
2 Samuel 19:29
2 Samuel 19:33
33 When the king said to Berzelli, Thou shalt come over with me, that I may nourish thy old age with me at Jerusalem;
1 Kings 2:7
7 But shew kindness to the sons of Berzelli, the Galaadite, and let them eat at thy table; for so they were near me, when I fled from the face of thy brother Abessalom.
2 Kings 25:29
29 And having changed his prison garments he eat bread continually before him all the days of his life.
1 Chronicles 8:8
8 And Saarin begot in the plain of Maob [after he had put away Osin and Baada his wife,
1 Chronicles 8:34
34 And Meribaal was a son of Jonathan, and Meribaal begot Micha;
1 Chronicles 8:34-40
34 And Meribaal was a son of Jonathan, and Meribaal begot Micha;
35 and the sons of Micha, were Phithon and Melach and Tharach and Achaz.
36 And Achaz begot Jada, and Jada begot Salaimath and Asmoth and Zambri. And Zambri begot Maisa
37 and Maisa begot Baana. Raphaia was his son, Elasa his son, Esel his son.
38 And Esel had six sons, and these are their names, Ezrikam the first born, and Ismael and Saraia and Abdia and Anan and Asa. All these were sons of Esel.
39 And the sons of Asel his brother were Ailam his first born, and Jas his second, and Eliphalet, his third.
40 And the sons of Ailam. mighty men for war; bending the bow, and abounding in sons and sons of sons, were a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.
1 Chronicles 9:40
40 and the son of Jonathan, was Meribaal and Meribaal begot Micha,
1 Chronicles 9:40-44
40 and the son of Jonathan, was Meribaal and Meribaal begot Micha,
41 and the sons of Micha, Phithon and Malach and Tharach:
42 and Achaz begot Jada, and Jada begot Galemith and Gazmoth and Zambri, and Zambri begot Massa,
43 and Massa begot Baana, and Raphaia was his son, and Elasa his son, and as for Esel his son,
44 Esel had six sons, and their names were Ezrikam, his first born, and Ismael and Saraia and Abdia, and Anan and Asa. These were sons of Esel.
Psalms 41:9
9 Nay, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted; who ate of my bread, lifted up his heel against me.
Proverbs 27:10
10 Thine own friend and thy father's friend forsake not; but when unfortunate go not to the house of thy brother. Better is a friend near at hand, than a brother far off.
Isaiah 32:8
8 But the pious have counselled with understanding; and their counsel shall be established."
Isaiah 35:3-4
Jeremiah 25:33-34
33 and the slain of the Lord shall be in the day of the Lord from one end of the earth to the other. They shall not be buried. They shall be for dung on the face of the earth.
34 Raise the mournful cry, ye shepherds; utter loud moans and lamentations, ye rams of the flock; for the days for your slaughter are accomplished, and ye shall fall like choice rams;
Micah 7:5-6
Matthew 5:44-45
44 But I say to you, Love your enemies. Bless them who curse you. Do good to them who hate you: and pray for them who spitefully use you and persecute you;
45 that you may be the children of your Father in heaven: for he causeth the sun to rise on bad and good, and sendeth the rain on just and unjust.
Matthew 6:11
11 give us to day our daily bread;
Matthew 10:42
42 And whoever shall give any one of these little ones, were it only a cup of cold water to drink, on the account of his being a disciple, verily I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
Matthew 15:26-27
Matthew 25:40
40 And the king in reply will say to them, Verily I say to you, Inasmuch as you have done this to one of these my brethren, even the least, you have done it to me.
Mark 5:33-34
Mark 9:41
41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink on my account, because you belong to Christ, verily I say to you, He shall not lose his reward.
Luke 1:12-13
Luke 1:29-30
Luke 6:36
36 be ye therefore merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
Luke 14:15
15 Upon hearing this, one of the guests said to him, Happy is he who eateth 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 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of this chain of mine;
17 but when he was at Rome, sought me out diligently and found me.
18 The Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day! Indeed, on how many occasions he ministered to me at Ephesus, thou thyself knowest very well.
Titus 3:3-4
Philemon 1:9-12
9 yet on account of this love I rather use entreaty. Being such as I am, Paul an old man, and now indeed a prisoner on account of Jesus Christ,
10 I entreat thee in respect to this son of mine whom I have begotten in my bonds; namely, Onesimus,
11 who was formerly unprofitable to thee; but is now profitable both to thee and me
12 whom I have sent back; do thou then receive him kindly, that is, as one whom I tenderly love,
1 Peter 3:8
8 Finally, be all of one mind, sympathising with one another, full of brotherly love, compassionate, courteous
Revelation 3:20
20 Behold I stand at the door and knock. If any one will hearken to my voice and open the door, I will come in to him, and sup with him, and he with me.