However, Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem because he always ate at the king’s table. His feet had been injured.
Nehemiah 5:17 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised There were 150 Jews and officials, as well as guests from the surrounding nations at my table. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And there were at my table 150 Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations about us. American Standard Version (1901) Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, a hundred and fifty men, besides those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us. Common English Bible One hundred fifty Jews and officials, along with those who came to us from the surrounding nations, gathered around my table. Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, the Jews and the magistrates, one hundred and fifty men, were at my table, with those who came to us from among the Gentiles that are around us. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Jews also and the magistrates to the number of one hundred and fifty men were at my table, besides them that came to us from among the nations that were round about us. |
However, Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem because he always ate at the king’s table. His feet had been injured.
‘Don’t be afraid,’ David said to him, ‘since I intend to show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all your grandfather Saul’s fields, and you will always eat meals at my table.’
Now summon all Israel to meet me at Mount Carmel, along with the 450 prophets of Baal and the 400 prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.’
‘You know my father David was not able to build a temple for the name of the Lord his God. This was because of the warfare all around him until the Lord put his enemies under his feet.
Instead, I devoted myself to the construction of this wall, and all my subordinates were gathered there for the work. We didn’t buy any land.
But a noble person plans noble things; he stands up for noble causes.