2 Samuel 9:11

New Century Version

Ziba said to King David, “I, your servant, will do everything my master, the king, commands me.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table as if he were one of the king’s sons.

Cross References

2 Samuel 15:15

The king’s officers said to him, “We will do anything you say.”

2 Samuel 19:17

With Shimei came a thousand Benjaminites. Ziba, the servant from Saul’s family, also came, bringing his fifteen sons and twenty servants with him. They all hurried to the Jordan River to meet the king.

2 Samuel 19:24

Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, also went down to meet King David. Mephibosheth had not cared for his feet, cut his beard, or washed his clothes from the time the king had left Jerusalem until he returned safely.

2 Samuel 19:26

He answered, “My master, my servant Ziba tricked me! I said to Ziba, ‘I am crippled, so saddle a donkey. Then I will ride it so I can go with the king.’

2 Samuel 9:10

You, your sons, and your servants will farm the land and harvest the crops. Then your family will have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, will always eat at my table.” (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

2 Samuel 9:12

Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. Everyone in Ziba’s family became Mephibosheth’s servants.

2 Samuel 9:13

Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table. And he was crippled in both feet.