Mephibosheth was crippled in both feet. Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem. Every day Mephibosheth ate at the king’s table.
Nehemiah 5:17 - Easy To Read Version Also, I regularly fed 150 Jews that were always welcome at my table. And I fed the people that came to us from the nations around us. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Moreover there were at my table an hundred and fifty of the Jews and rulers, beside those that came unto us from among the heathen that are about us. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And there were at my table 150 Jews and officials, besides those who came to us from the nations about us. American Standard Version (1901) Moreover there were at my table, of the Jews and the rulers, a hundred and fifty men, besides those that came unto us from among the nations that were round about us. Common English Bible One hundred fifty Jews and officials, along with those who came to us from the surrounding nations, gathered around my table. Catholic Public Domain Version Likewise, the Jews and the magistrates, one hundred and fifty men, were at my table, with those who came to us from among the Gentiles that are around us. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Jews also and the magistrates to the number of one hundred and fifty men were at my table, besides them that came to us from among the nations that were round about us. |
Mephibosheth was crippled in both feet. Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem. Every day Mephibosheth ate at the king’s table.
David said to Mephibosheth, “Don’t be afraid. I will be kind to you. I will do this because of your father Jonathan. I will give back to you all of the land of your grandfather Saul. And you will always be able to eat at my table.”
Now, tell all Israel to meet me at Mount Carmel. Also bring to that place the 450 prophets of Baal. [197] And bring the 400 prophets of the false goddess Asherah. [198] Queen Jezebel supports those prophets.” [199]
“You remember that my father, King David, had to fight many wars all around him. So he was never able to build a temple to honor the Lord his God. King David was waiting until the Lord allowed him to defeat all his enemies.
I worked hard at building the wall of Jerusalem. All my men gathered there to work on the wall. We didn’t take any land from anyone!
But a good leader plans good things to do. And those good things make him a good leader.
Share with God’s people that need help. Look for people that need help, and welcome those people into your homes.