2 Samuel 9:13

New International Version

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

Cross References

2 Samuel 19:27

And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like an angel of God; so do whatever you wish.

2 Samuel 4:4

(Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in both feet. He was five years old when the news about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became disabled. His name was Mephibosheth.)

2 Samuel 9:12

Mephibosheth had a young son named Mika, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth.

2 Samuel 9:3

The king asked, “Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God’s kindness?” Ziba answered the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet.”

2 Samuel 9:7

“Don’t be afraid,” David said to him, “for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.”

Jeremiah 52:33

So Jehoiachin put aside his prison clothes and for the rest of his life ate regularly at the king’s table.