Mephibosheth,the sonof Jonathanthe sonof Saul,cameto Davidand fellon his faceand prostratedhimself. And Davidsaid,"Mephibosheth."And he said,"Hereis your servant!"
When he liftedup his eyesand looked,behold,threemenwere standingoppositehim; and when he saw[them], he ranfrom the tentdoorto meetthem and bowedhimself to the earth,
But he himselfpassedon aheadof them and boweddownto the groundseventimes,untilhe camenearto his brother.
"When he lookedbehindhim, he sawme and calledto me. And I said,'HereI am.'
So the kingsaidto Ziba,"Behold,allthat belongs to Mephiboshethis yours." And Zibasaid,"I prostratemyself; let me findfavorin your sight,O my lord,the king!"
But the kingsparedMephibosheth,the sonof Jonathanthe sonof Saul,becauseof the oathof the LORDwhichwas betweenthem, betweenDavidand Saul'ssonJonathan.
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.
Then KingDavidsentand broughthim from the houseof Machirthe sonof Ammiel,from Lo-debar.
The sonof Jonathan[was] Merib-baal,and Merib-baalbecamethe fatherof Micah.
The sonof Jonathan[was] Merib-baal;and Merib-baalbecamethe fatherof Micah.
When the ladwas gone,Davidrosefrom the southsideand fellon his faceto the ground,and bowedthreetimes.And they kissedeachotherand wepttogether,but David[wept] the more.
When AbigailsawDavid,she hurriedand dismountedfrom her donkey,and fellon her facebeforeDavidand bowedherself to the ground.
