2 Samuel 9 Cross References - ACV

¹ And 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 And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, Are thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he. ³ And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son who is lame in his feet. ⁴ And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar. ⁵ Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar. ⁶ And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face, and did obeisance. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold, thy servant! ⁷ And David said to him, Fear not, for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore to thee all the land of Saul thy father, and thou shall eat bread at my table continually. ⁸ And he did obeisance, and said, What is thy servant that thou should look upon such a dead dog as I am? ⁹ Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, All that pertained to Saul and to all his house I have given to thy master's son. ¹⁰ And thou shall till the land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants. And thou shall bring in the fruits that thy master's son may have bread to eat, but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall always eat bread at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. ¹¹ Then Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, the king said, he shall eat at my table as one of the king's sons. ¹² And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth. ¹³ So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.

¹ And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. ² And Saul took him that day, and would no more let him go home to his father's house. ³ Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. ⁴ And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his belt.

¹⁴ And thou shall not only show me the loving kindness of LORD, while I yet live, that I not die, ¹⁵ but also thou shall not cut off thy kindness from my house forever. No, not when LORD has cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth. ¹⁶ So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And LORD will require it at the hand of David's enemies. ¹⁷ And Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him. For he loved him as he loved his own soul.

⁴² And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, inasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of LORD, saying, LORD shall be between me and thee, and between my seed and thy seed, forever. And he arose and departed, and Jonathan went into the city.

¹⁶ And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the forest, and strengthened his hand in God. ¹⁷ And he said to him, Fear not, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee. And thou shall be king over Israel, and I shall be next to thee. And that, Saul my father also knows. ¹⁸ And those two made a covenant before LORD. And David abode in the forest, and Jonathan went to his house.

²⁶ I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan. Very pleasant thou have been to me. Thy love to me was wonderful, exceeding the love of women.

⁷ But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those who eat at thy table, for so they came to me when I fled from Absalom thy brother.

¹⁰ Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.

⁴² And whoever may give to drink one of these little ones merely a cold cup in the name of a disciple, truly I say to you he will, no, not lose his reward.

⁴⁰ And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.

⁴¹ For whoever may give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye are of Christ, truly I say to you, he will, no, not lose his reward.

²⁶ When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing by, he says to his mother, Woman, behold thy son. ²⁷ Then he says to the disciple, Behold, thy mother. And from that hour the disciple took her to his own place.

⁹ because of love I rather beseech, being such as aged Paul, and now also a prisoner of Jesus Christ. ¹⁰ I beseech thee for my child Onesimus, whom I begot in my bonds. ¹¹ A man formerly unprofitable to thee, but now is profitable to thee and to me, whom I sent back. ¹² And thou should welcome him, that is, my bowels.

⁸ And finally, all be like-minded, sympathetic, brother-loving, compassionate, friendly,

² And Abram said, O lord LORD, what will thou give me, since I go childless. And he who shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? ³ And Abram said, Behold, thou have given no seed to me. And, lo, a man born in my house is my heir.

² And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put thy hand, I pray thee, under my thigh.

⁶ And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand, and he knew nothing that was with him, save the bread which he ate. And Joseph was comely, and well-favored.

¹ And when David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. ² And the king said to Ziba, What do thou mean by these? And Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink. ³ And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem, for he said, Today the house of Israel will restore for me the kingdom of my father. ⁴ Then the king said to Ziba, Behold, all that pertains to Mephibosheth is thine. And Ziba said, I do obeisance. Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, O king.

¹⁷ And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him. And they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king.

²⁷ And he has slandered thy servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is as an agent of God; do therefore what is good in thine eyes. ²⁸ For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king. Yet thou set thy servant among those who ate at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king? ²⁹ And the king said to him, Why do thou speak any more of thy matters? I say, thou and Ziba divide the land.

³⁷ And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out with his presence, with his great power, out of Egypt,

¹⁵ Only LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all peoples as at this day.

⁴ Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled. And it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.

²⁶ And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For thy servant said, I will saddle for me a donkey, that I may ride on it, and go with the king, because thy servant is lame.

⁴⁴ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you, ⁴⁵ so that ye may become sons of your Father in the heavens, because he makes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and makes rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.

³⁶ Become ye therefore merciful, even as your Father is merciful.

³ For we also were formerly foolish, disobedient, being led astray, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in evil and envy, hateful, hating each other. ⁴ But when the kindness and philanthropy of God our Savior appeared,

²⁷ And it came to pass, when David came to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Rabbah of the sons of Ammon, and Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodebar, and Barzillai the Gileadite of Rogelim, ²⁸ brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and meal, and roasted grain, and beans, and lentils, and roasted pulse, ²⁹ and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people who were with him, to eat. For they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.

² And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him. And when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself to the earth,

³ And he himself passed over before them, and bowed himself to the ground seven times, until he came near to his brother.

⁴¹ And as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the South, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself three times. And they kissed each other, and wept one with another until David surpassed him.

²³ And when Abigail saw David, she hastened, and alighted from her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.

⁴ Then the king said to Ziba, Behold, all that pertains to Mephibosheth is thine. And Ziba said, I do obeisance. Let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, O king.

²⁴ And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king. And he had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace. ²⁵ And it came to pass, when he came to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why did thou not go with me, Mephibosheth? ²⁶ And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For thy servant said, I will saddle for me a donkey, that I may ride on it, and go with the king, because thy servant is lame. ²⁷ And he has slandered thy servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is as an agent of God; do therefore what is good in thine eyes. ²⁸ For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king. Yet thou set thy servant among those who ate at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king? ²⁹ And the king said to him, Why do thou speak any more of thy matters? I say, thou and Ziba divide the land. ³⁰ And Mephibosheth said to the king, Yea, let him take all, inasmuch as my lord the king has come in peace to his own house.

³⁴ And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal begot Micah.

⁴⁰ And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal begot Micah.

¹⁸ And the men were afraid, because they were brought to Joseph's house, and they said, We are brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks at the first time, that he may seek occasion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our donkeys.

²³ And he said, Peace be to you, fear not. Your God, and the God of your father, has given you treasure in your sacks. I had your money. And he brought Simeon out to them.

¹⁸ And his brothers also went and fell down before his face, and they said, Behold, we are thy servants. ¹⁹ And Joseph said to them, Fear not, for am I in the place of God? ²⁰ And as for you, ye meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive. ²¹ Now therefore fear ye not. I will nourish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spoke kindly to them.

¹¹ And Boaz answered and said to her, It has been fully shown me all that thou have done to thy mother-in-law since the death of thy husband, and how thou have left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and have come to a people that thou knew not formerly. ¹² LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of LORD, the God of Israel, under whose wings thou have come to take refuge.

¹⁹ And all the people said to Samuel, Pray for thy servants to LORD thy God that we not die, for we have added to all our sins this evil, to ask a king for us. ²⁰ And Samuel said to the people, Fear not. Ye have indeed done all this evil, yet turn not aside from following LORD, but serve LORD with all your heart.

²⁴ Only fear LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart, for consider what great things he has done for you.

¹ And David said, Is there yet any who is left of the house of Saul that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

³ And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son who is lame in his feet.

¹¹ Then Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, the king said, he shall eat at my table as one of the king's sons.

⁸ And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah. And if that had been too little, I would have added to thee such and such things.

²⁸ For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king. Yet thou set thy servant among those who ate at thine own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?

³³ And the king said to Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will sustain thee with me in Jerusalem.

²⁹ and changed his prison garments. And Jehoiachin ate bread before him continually all the days of his life,

⁹ Yea, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

³ Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. ⁴ Say to those who are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God. He will come and save you.

³³ And the slain of LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They shall not be lamented, nor gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the face of the ground. ³⁴ Wail, ye shepherds, and cry. And wallow, ye principal men of the flock. For the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions have fully come, and ye shall fall like a goodly vessel.

¹¹ Give us this day the bread sufficient for us.

³³ But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what has happened to her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. ³⁴ And he said to her, Daughter, thy faith has healed thee. Go in peace, and be healthy from thy scourge.

¹² And Zacharias having seen, was shaken, and fear fell upon him. ¹³ But the agent said to him, Fear not, Zacharias, because thy plea was heard, and thy wife Elizabeth will bear a son for thee. And thou shall call his name John.

²⁹ But having seen, she was perplexed at his saying, and was pondering what kind of greeting this might be. ³⁰ And the agent said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou have found favor with God.

³⁰ that ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

¹⁶ May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, because he often refreshed me and was not ashamed of my chain. ¹⁷ But when he happened to be in Rome he sought me more diligently and found me ¹⁸ (may the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord in that day), and in how many things he ministered at Ephesus, thou know very well.

²⁰ Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

¹⁴ After whom is the king of Israel come out? After whom do thou pursue? After a dead dog, after a flea. ¹⁵ LORD therefore be judge, and give sentence between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out of thy hand.

²⁰ Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of LORD. For the king of Israel has come out to seek a flea, as when a man hunts a partridge in the mountains.

⁸ Then Abner was very angry for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head that belongs to Judah? This day I show kindness to the house of Saul thy father, to his brothers, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, and yet thou charge me this day with a fault concerning this woman.

⁹ Then Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.

²⁶ And having answered, he said, It is not right to take the children's bread and cast it to the house dogs. ²⁷ But she said, Yes, Lord, for even the house dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.

¹ Now there was a man of Benjamin whose name was Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah, the son of a Benjamite, a mighty man of valor.

²⁹ And the king said to him, Why do thou speak any more of thy matters? I say, thou and Ziba divide the land.

⁸ But a noble man devises noble things, and in noble things he shall continue.

⁷ And David said to him, Fear not, for I will surely show thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore to thee all the land of Saul thy father, and thou shall eat bread at my table continually.

¹¹ Then Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, the king said, he shall eat at my table as one of the king's sons. ¹² And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth. ¹³ So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.

¹⁵ And a certain man of those dining together having heard these things, he said to him, Blessed is he who will eat dinner in the kingdom of God.

⁸ And Shaharaim begot sons in the field of Moab after he had sent them away; Hushim and Baara were his wives.

³⁴ And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal begot Micah. ³⁵ And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tarea, and Ahaz. ³⁶ And Ahaz begot Jehoaddah, and Jehoaddah begot Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza, ³⁷ and Moza begot Binea. Raphah was his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. ³⁸ And Azel had six sons whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. ³⁹ And the sons of Eshek his brother: Ulam his firstborn, Jeush the second, and Eliphelet the third. ⁴⁰ And the sons of Ulam were mighty men of valor, archers, and had many sons, and sons' sons, a hundred and fifty. All these were of the sons of Benjamin.

⁴⁰ And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal begot Micah. ⁴¹ And the sons of Micah: Pithon, and Melech, and Tahrea, and Ahaz. ⁴² And Ahaz begot Jarah, and Jarah begot Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begot Moza, ⁴³ and Moza begot Binea, and Rephaiah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. ⁴⁴ And Azel had six sons, whose names are these: Azrikam, Bocheru, and Ishmael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan; these were the sons of Azel.

⁵ Trust ye not in a neighbor. Put ye not confidence in a friend. Keep the doors of thy mouth from her who lies in thy bosom. ⁶ For the son dishonors the father. The daughter rises up against her mother, the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man's enemies are the men of his own house.

¹⁰ And thou shall till the land for him, thou, and thy sons, and thy servants. And thou shall bring in the fruits that thy master's son may have bread to eat, but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall always eat bread at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. ¹¹ Then Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, the king said, he shall eat at my table as one of the king's sons.