2 Samuel 9:5-9
2 Samuel 9:5
Then King David sent messengers who brought him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.
2 Samuel 9:6
Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and prostrated himself. And David said, “Mephibosheth.” And he said, “Here is your servant!”
2 Samuel 9:7
Then David said to him, “Do not be afraid, for I will assuredly show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul; and you yourself shall eat at my table regularly.”
2 Samuel 9:8
Again he prostrated himself, and said, “What is your servant, that you should be concerned about a dead dog like me?”
2 Samuel 9:9
Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “Everything that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s grandson.