1 And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake?
2 Now there was of the house of Saul, a servant named Siba: and when the king had called him to him, he said to him: Art thou Siba? And he answered: I am Siba thy servant.
3 And the king said: Is there any one left of the house of Saul, that I may shew the mercy of God unto him? And Siba said to the king: There is a son of Jonathan left, who is lame of his feet.
4 Where is he? said he. And Siba said to the king: Behold he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lodabar.
5 Then king David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodabar.
6 And when Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul was come to David, he fell on his face and worshipped. And David said: Miphiboseth? And he answered: Behold thy servant.
7 And David said to him: Fear not, for I will surely shew thee mercy for Jonathan thy father's sake, and I will restore the lands of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eat bread at my table always.
8 He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?
9 Then the king called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him: All that belonged to Saul, and all his house, I have given to thy master's son.
10 Thou therefore and thy sons and thy servants shall till the land for him: and thou shalt bring in food for thy master's son, that he may be maintained: and Miphiboseth the son of thy master shall always eat bread at my table. And Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11 And Siba said to the king: As thou my lord the king hast commanded thy servant, so will thy servant do: and Miphiboseth shall eat at my table, as one of the sons of the king.
12 And Miphiboseth had a young son whose name was Micha: and all the kindred of the house of Siba served Miphiboseth.
13 But Miphiboseth dwelt in Jerusalem: because he ate always of the king's table: and he was lame of 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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