¹And David said, “Is there still anyone who remains of the house of Saul, so I can show kindness to him on account of Jonathan?” ²Now there was a servant of the house of Saul, and his name was Ziba, and they summoned him to David. And the king asked him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “Your servant.” ³And the king said, “Is there no longer a man of the house of Saul, so that I may show the kindness of God to him?” And Ziba said to the king, “There is still Jonathan's son, who is lame in the feet.” ⁴And the king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “Well now, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lo-Debar.” ⁵And King David sent for him, and he took him from the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-Debar. ⁶So Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul came to David, and he fell face down and prostrated himself. And David said, “Mephibosheth.” And he said, “Here is your servant.” ⁷And David said to him, “Don't be afraid, for I will certainly show you kindness, on account of Jonathan your father. And I will restore to you all of the field of Saul your father, and you will always eat bread at my table.” ⁸And Mephibosheth prostrated himself and said, “What is your servant, that you should turn to a dead dog such as me?” ⁹And the king called for Ziba, Saul's servant-lad, and he said to him, “Everything which was Saul's or of any of his house, I have given to your master's son. ¹⁰And you will till the ground for him, you and your sons and your servants, and you will bring the produce in. So your master's son will have bread, and he will eat it, and Mephibosheth your master's son will always eat bread at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. ¹¹And Ziba said to the king, “Everything that my lord the king commands his servant, your servant will do.” Then David added, “So Mephibosheth will eat at my table like one of the king's sons.” ¹²And Mephibosheth had a small son whose name was Micah. And the whole household of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth. ¹³And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.