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Chapter 9
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: are you Siba? And he answered: I am Siba your 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 your servant.
7 And David said to him: Fear not, for I will surely shew you mercy for Jonathan your father's sake, and I will restore the lands of Saul your father, and you shall eat bread at my table always.
8 He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I your servant, that you should 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 your master's son.
10 You therefore and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him: and you shall bring in food for your master's son, that he may be maintained: and Miphiboseth the son of your master shall always eat bread at my table. And Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11 And Siba said to the king: As you my lord the king have commanded your servant, so will your 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.