There were a thousand men from Benjamin with him. Ziba, an attendant from the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons and twenty servants also rushed down to the Jordan ahead of the king.
2 Samuel 19:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘My lord the king,’ he replied, ‘my servant Ziba betrayed me. Actually your servant said, “I’ll saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride it and go with the king” #– #for your servant is lame. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He said, My lord O king, my servant [Ziba] deceived me; for I said, Saddle me the donkey that I may ride on it and go to the king, for your servant is lame [but he took the donkey and left without me]. American Standard Version (1901) And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame. Common English Bible “My master and king,” Mephibosheth answered, “my servant abandoned me! Because your servant is lame, I asked my servant, ‘Saddle a donkey for me so I can ride and go to the king.’ Catholic Public Domain Version And in response, he said: "My lord the king, my servant spurned me. And I, your servant, spoke to him so that he might saddle a donkey for me, and I might climb upon it and go with the king. For I, your servant, am lame. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he answering said: My lord, O king, my servant despised me. For I thy servant spoke to him to saddle me an ass, that I might get on and go with the king: for I thy servant am lame. |
There were a thousand men from Benjamin with him. Ziba, an attendant from the house of Saul, with his fifteen sons and twenty servants also rushed down to the Jordan ahead of the king.
Saul’s son Jonathan had a son whose feet were crippled. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nanny picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
So the king asked, ‘Is there anyone left of Saul’s family that I can show the kindness of God to? ’ Ziba said to the king, ‘There is still Jonathan’s son who was injured in both feet.’