Verse 4

Now Jonathan,{H3083} Saul's{H7586} son,{H1121} had a son{H1121} that was lame{H5223} of his feet.{H7272} He was five{H2568} years{H8141} old{H1121} when the tidings{H8052} came{H935} of Saul{H7586} and Jonathan{H3083} out of Jezreel;{H3157} and his nurse{H539} took him up,{H5375} and fled:{H5127} and it came to pass, as she made haste{H2648} to flee,{H5127} that he fell,{H5307} and became lame.{H6452} And his name{H8034} was Mephibosheth.{H4648}

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 9:3 : 3 And the king{H4428} said,{H559} Is there not{H657} yet any{H376} of the house{H1004} of Saul,{H7586} that I may show{H6213} the kindness{H2617} of God{H430} unto him? And Ziba{H6717} said{H559} unto the king,{H4428} Jonathan{H3083} hath yet a son,{H1121} who is lame{H5223} of his feet.{H7272}
  • 1 Chr 8:34 : 34 And the son{H1121} of Jonathan{H3083} was Merib-baal;{H4807} and Merib-baal{H4807} begat{H3205} Micah.{H4318}
  • 1 Chr 9:40 : 40 And the son{H1121} of Jonathan{H3083} was Merib-baal;{H4807} and Merib-baal{H4810} begat{H3205} Micah.{H4318}
  • 2 Sam 9:6 : 6 And Mephibosheth,{H4648} the son{H1121} of Jonathan,{H3083} the son{H1121} of Saul,{H7586} came{H935} unto David,{H1732} and fell{H5307} on his face,{H6440} and did obeisance.{H7812} And David{H1732} said,{H559} Mephibosheth.{H4648} And he answered,{H559} Behold, thy servant!{H5650}
  • 1 Sam 29:1 : 1 Now the Philistines{H6430} gathered together{H6908} all their hosts{H4264} to Aphek:{H663} and the Israelites{H3478} encamped{H2583} by the fountain{H5869} which is in Jezreel.{H3157}
  • 1 Sam 29:11 : 11 So David{H1732} rose up early,{H7925} he and his men,{H582} to depart{H3212} in the morning,{H1242} to return{H7725} into the land{H776} of the Philistines.{H6430} And the Philistines{H6430} went up{H5927} to Jezreel.{H3157}
  • 1 Sam 31:1-9 : 1 Now the Philistines{H6430} fought{H3898} against Israel:{H3478} and the men{H582} of Israel{H3478} fled{H5127} from before{H6440} the Philistines,{H6430} and fell down{H5307} slain{H2491} in mount{H2022} Gilboa.{H1533} 2 And the Philistines{H6430} followed hard{H1692} upon Saul{H7586} and upon his sons;{H1121} and the Philistines{H6430} slew{H5221} Jonathan,{H3083} and Abinadab,{H41} and Malchi-shua,{H4444} the sons{H1121} of Saul.{H7586} 3 And the battle{H4421} went sore{H3513} against Saul,{H7586} and the archers{H582} overtook{H4672} him; and he was greatly{H3966} distressed{H2342} by reason of the archers.{H582} 4 Then said{H559} Saul{H7586} to his armorbearer,{H5375} Draw{H8025} thy sword,{H2719} and thrust me through{H1856} therewith, lest these uncircumcised{H6189} come{H935} and thrust me through,{H1856} and abuse{H5953} me. But his armorbearer{H5375} would{H14} not; for he was sore{H3966} afraid.{H3372} Therefore Saul{H7586} took{H3947} his sword,{H2719} and fell{H5307} upon it. 5 And when his armorbearer{H5375} saw{H7200} that Saul{H7586} was dead,{H4191} he likewise fell{H5307} upon his sword,{H2719} and died{H4191} with him. 6 So Saul{H7586} died,{H4191} and his three{H7969} sons,{H1121} and his armorbearer,{H5375} and all his men,{H582} that same day{H3117} together.{H3162} 7 And when the men{H582} of Israel{H3478} that were on the other side{H5676} of the valley,{H6010} and they that were beyond{H5676} the Jordan,{H3383} saw{H7200} that the men{H582} of Israel{H3478} fled,{H5127} and that Saul{H7586} and his sons{H1121} were dead,{H4191} they forsook{H5800} the cities,{H5892} and fled;{H5127} and the Philistines{H6430} came{H935} and dwelt{H3427} in them. 8 And it came to pass on the morrow,{H4283} when the Philistines{H6430} came{H935} to strip{H6584} the slain,{H2491} that they found{H4672} Saul{H7586} and his three{H7969} sons{H1121} fallen{H5307} in mount{H2022} Gilboa.{H1533} 9 And they cut off{H3772} his head,{H7218} and stripped off{H6584} his armor,{H3627} and sent{H7971} into the land{H776} of the Philistines{H6430} round about,{H5439} to carry the tidings{H1319} unto the house{H1004} of their idols,{H6091} and to the people.{H5971} 10 And they put{H7760} his armor{H3627} in the house{H1004} of the Ashtaroth;{H6252} and they fastened{H8628} his body{H1472} to the wall{H2346} of Beth-shan.{H1052}