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2 Samuel 9:11 KJV
2 Samuel · chapter 9 · verse 11
Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.2 Samuel 9:11 · King James Version
2 Samuel 9:11 in context
9Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master’s son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
10Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
11Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.
12And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
13So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- MephiboshethMᵉphîybôshethMephibosheth, the name of two IsraelitesH4648 →
- commandedtsâvâhto constitute, enjoinH6680 →
- servantʻebeda servantH5650 →
- tableshulchâna tableH7979 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- ZibaTsîybâʼTsiba, an IsraeliteH6717 →
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The matter is here settled concerning Mephibosheth. 1. This grant of his father's estate is confirmed to him, and Ziba called to be a witness to it (Sa2 9:9); and, it should seem, Saul had a very good estate, for his father was a mighty man of substance (Sa1 9:1), and he had fields and vineyards to bestow, Sa1 22:7.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 9-13