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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan 2 Samuel 4:4

And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan was Lame 2 Samuel 4:4

And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan: Called Merib-Baal 1 Chronicles 8:34

The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.

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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan: Called Merib-Baal 1 Chronicles 9:40

The son of Jonathan: Merib-baal, who was the father of Micah.

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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan: David Entertains Him at his Table 2 Samuel 9:1–7

Then David asked, “Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?” / And there was a servant of Saul’s family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied. / So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of Saul’s family to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”

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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan: David Entertains Him at his Table 2 Samuel 21:7

Now the king spared Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath before the LORD between David and Jonathan son of Saul.

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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan: His Ingratitude to David at the Time of Absolom's Usurpation 2 Samuel 16:1–4

When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine. / “Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.” / “Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”

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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan: His Ingratitude to David at the Time of Absolom's Usurpation 2 Samuel 19:24–30

Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely. / And he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, who asked him, “Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?” / “My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me,

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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan: Property of, Confiscated 2 Samuel 16:4

So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”

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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan: Property of, Confiscated 2 Samuel 19:29, 30

The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.” / And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!”

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Mephibosheth: Son of Jonathan: Property Restored To 2 Samuel 9:9, 10

Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house. / You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

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