VIN(i)
1 David said, "Is there yet any who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
2 A household servant of Saul named Ziba was called to appear before David, and the king asked him, "Are you Ziba?" "I am your servant," Ziba replied.
3 And the king said, Is there no one left any more of the house of Saul, that I may show him the kindness of God! And Ziba said unto the king, There is yet a son of Jonathan, lame on both feet.
4 "Where is he?" The king asked. Ziba answered: "At the home of Machir son of Ammiel in Lodebar."
5 Then King David sent, and had him taken from Lo-debar, from the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel.
6 Now, when Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came in unto David, he fell on his face and did homage. And David said, Mephibosheth? And he said, Lo! thy servant.
7 "Don't be afraid," David reassured him, "because I'm going to show gracious love to you in memory of your father Jonathan. I'm going to restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you'll always have a place at my table!"
8 And Mephibosheth bowed down and said, Who am I your servant, that you have looked upon a dead dog like me?
9 The king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said: "I am giving Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, everything that belonged to Saul and his family.
10 You therefore, and your sons, and your servants, shall till the land for him, and you shall bring in the fruits, that your master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread always at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11 Later, Ziba said to the king, "Your servant will do everything that your majesty the king commands him." So Mephibosheth ate at David's table like one of the king's sons.
12 And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. And all the people living in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem. For he always sat at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.