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2 Samuel 9:1-3
New Catholic Bible
2 Samuel 9:1-3
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 9
David and Meribbaal.[a] 1 David inquired: “Is there anyone belonging to the family of Saul who is still alive, to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” 2 Now Saul’s family had a servant whose name was Ziba, and he was summoned to appear before David. The king asked him: “Are you Ziba?” He replied: “I am at your service.”
3 The king then asked: “Is there anyone from Saul’s family still alive to whom I may show God’s kindness?” “There is a son of Jonathan who still remains,” Ziba said to the king. “His feet are crippled.”
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- 2 Samuel 9:1 What to make of a king who shows mercy and kindness to the enemy’s descendants? King David searches out and finds the crippled grandson of Saul in a show of overwhelming generosity and goodness for no political or military benefit but to please God alone.
2 Samuel 9:1-3
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2 Samuel 9:1-3
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David and Mephibosheth
9 David asked, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”(A)
2 Now there was a servant of Saul’s household named Ziba.(B) They summoned him to appear before David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”
“At your service,” he replied.
3 The king asked, “Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?”
Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan;(C) he is lame(D) in both feet.”
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