1 David asked, "Is there any survivor of Saul's house to whom I may show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?"
2 Now there was a servant of the family of Saul named Ziba. He was summoned to David, and the king asked him, "Are you Ziba?" He replied, "Your servant."
3 Then the king inquired, "Is there any survivor of Saul's house to whom I may show God's kindness?" Ziba answered the king, "There is still Jonathan's son, whose feet are crippled."
4 The king said to him, "Where is he?" and Ziba answered, "He is in the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lodebar."
5 So King David sent for him and had him brought from the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
6 When Meribbaal, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David, he fell prostrate in homage. David said, "Meribbaal," and he answered, "Your servant."
7 "Fear not," David said to him, "I will surely be kind to you for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the lands of your grandfather Saul, and you shall always eat at my table."
8 Bowing low, he answered, "What is your servant that you should pay attention to a dead dog like me?"
9 The king then called Ziba, Saul's attendant, and said to him: "I am giving your lord's son all that belonged to Saul and to all his family.
10 You and your sons and servants must till the land for him. You shall bring in the produce, which shall be food for your lord's family to eat. But Meribbaal, your lord's son, shall always eat at my table." Ziba, who had fifteen sons and twenty servants,
11 said to the king, "Your servant shall do just as my lord the king has commanded him." And so Meribbaal ate at David's table like one of the king's sons.
12 Meribbaal had a young son whose name was Mica; and all the tenants of Ziba's family worked for Meribbaal.
13 But Meribbaal lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king's table. He was lame in both feet.
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2 Samuel 9 narrates how King David showed goodness to a descendant of Saul named Mephiboste, son of Jonathan. David wanted to honor his relationship with Jonathan, who was his best friend. He sought a descendant of Jonathan to show goodness for the sake of his friend. David treated mephiboste with kindness and gave him a place at the king's table, restoring his position and inheritance.
Psalm 41:1: "Blessed is he who answers the poor; the Lord will deliver him on evil." This psalm talks about how the Lord helps the poor and needy, and how those who help them will also be blessed. David demonstrated this with his kindness to mephiboste.
Proverbs 19:17: "He who compasses the poor to the Lord lends, and he pays his benefit." This proverb talks about how to help the poor is to lend the Lord, and that he will reward those who help. David was generous with Mephiboshete, and God rewarded his goodness.
Isaiah 61:1: "The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; for the Lord has anointed me, to preach good news to the meek; he sent me to restore the contrite of heart, to proclaim freedom to the captives and the opening of prison to the prisoners. . " This verse talks about how God calls those who are anointed to help the needy and the captives. David, as God's anointed, showed kindness to Mephibosheth and freed him from his prison of poverty and loneliness.
Matthew 5:7: "Blessed are merciful, because they will reach mercy." Jesus taught that mercy is an important virtue, and those who show it will be rewarded. David showed mercy to the mephiboste and was rewarded with the joy of seeing his happiness.
James 2:14-17: "What do you enjoy, brothers, does anyone say that you have faith if you don't have works? Can this faith save you? And if their brother or sister are naked, and they lack everyday food , and some of you tell them: go to peace, warm up, and bound you; and do not give them the necessary things for the body, what benefit will come from there? yourself." James teaches that faith without works is useless, and that we must act in accordance with our faith. David demonstrated his faith in God acting kindly toward mephiboste.
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