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Mephibosheth
The lame son of Jonathan, shown kindness by David for his father's sake.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 2
Family & lineage
Tribe & people
BibleOf the tribe of Benjamin.
2 Samuel 9:7
Where in scripture
2 SamuelFamily
In their own words — 4 recorded sayings
“And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, came to David, and falling down on his face, gave him honour. And David said, Mephibosheth. And answering he said, Your servant is here.” — 2 Samuel 9:6
“And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?” — 2 Samuel 9:8
“And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet. He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you. For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?” — 2 Samuel 19:26-28
“And Mephibosheth said, Let him take it all, now that my lord the king has come back to his house in peace!” — 2 Samuel 19:30
Speaker attribution: Clear Bible MACULA (CC BY 4.0). Wording: Bible in Basic English (public domain).
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