So he answered,"O my lord,the king,my servantdeceivedme; for your servantsaid,'I will saddlea donkeyfor myself that I may rideon it and gowith the king,'becauseyour servantis lame.
There were a thousandmenof Benjaminwith him, with Zibathe servantof the houseof Saul,and his fifteensonsand his twentyservantswith him; and they rushedto the Jordanbeforethe king.
Now Jonathan,Saul'sson,had a soncrippledin his feet.He was fiveyearsoldwhen the reportof Sauland Jonathancamefrom Jezreel,and his nursetookhim up and fled.And it happenedthat in her hurryto flee,he felland becamelame.And his namewas Mephibosheth.
The kingsaid,"Is therenot yetanyoneof the houseof Saulto whom I may showthe kindnessof God?"And Zibasaidto the king,"There is stilla sonof Jonathanwho is crippledin both feet."
