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<\/a> <\/p>2 Samuel 9\uff1a<\/p>\n
After David became king of Israel, one day he started thinking about Saul\u2019s family.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wonder if there\u2019s anybody left from Saul\u2019s family. Because of Jonathan, I want to show that person some kindness.\u201d<\/p>\n
So David called in Ziba, one of Saul\u2019s former servants.<\/p>\n
David asked him:<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you Ziba?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ziba quickly answered:<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, my king. I am.\u201d<\/p>\n
David asked again:<\/p>\n
\u201cIs there anybody still alive from Saul\u2019s family? I want to show him the kindness of God.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ziba thought for a moment and said:<\/p>\n
\u201cYes. Jonathan has a son named Mephibosheth. But\u2026 both of his legs are lame.\u201d<\/p>\n
As soon as David heard that, he asked:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere is he?\u201d<\/p>\n
Ziba answered:<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s in Lo-debar, staying at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.\u201d<\/p>\n
David didn\u2019t waste any time. He sent his men to bring Mephibosheth to him.<\/p>\n
When Mephibosheth arrived and stood before David, he was scared to death.<\/p>\n
And honestly, who wouldn\u2019t be?<\/p>\n
He was Saul\u2019s grandson!<\/p>\n
Saul had once been David\u2019s greatest enemy. Now Saul was dead, David was king, and Mephibosheth was part of the very family that had once tried to kill him.<\/p>\n
Mephibosheth must have been thinking, \u201cWhy did the king call me here? Is this the end of the road for me?\u201d<\/p>\n
So as soon as he saw David, he bowed down to the ground.<\/p>\n
David called him:<\/p>\n
\u201cMephibosheth!\u201d<\/p>\n
He quickly answered:<\/p>\n
\u201cYour servant is here.\u201d<\/p>\n
David could see that he was frightened, so he said:<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t be afraid. I\u2019m not here to harm you. Because of your father Jonathan, I want to show you kindness.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m giving you back all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul.<\/p>\n
And from now on, you can come to the palace and eat with me every day.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mephibosheth was stunned.<\/p>\n
He bowed down again and said:<\/p>\n
\u201cMy king, who am I? I\u2019m nothing but a dead dog. Why would you even care about me like this?\u201d<\/p>\n
But David wasn\u2019t just saying nice words.<\/p>\n
He called Ziba back and told him:<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything that belonged to Saul and his family, I am giving to Mephibosheth.<\/p>\n
You, your sons, and your servants are to work the land for him and bring in the harvest to provide for him.<\/p>\n
But remember this\u2014Mephibosheth himself will always eat at my table.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ziba quickly answered:<\/p>\n
\u201cWhatever my king commands, your servant will do.\u201d<\/p>\n
From that day on, Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n
Both of his legs were lame, but there was something far more important than his weakness:<\/p>\n
He had a place at the king\u2019s table every day.<\/p>\n
Think about that.<\/p>\n
A man who once lived in fear of the king<\/p>\n
ended up becoming a welcome guest at the king\u2019s table.<\/p>\n
That was the kindness David showed Mephibosheth because of Jonathan.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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