2 Samuel 9:6

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, came to David, and falling down on his face, gave him honour. And David said, Mephibosheth. And answering he said, Your servant is here.

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  • 2 Sam 16:4 : 4 Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!
  • 1 Chr 8:34 : 34 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
  • 1 Chr 9:40 : 40 And the son of Jonathan was Merib-baal; and Merib-baal was the father of Micah.
  • 2 Sam 19:24-30 : 24 And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace. 25 Now when he had come from Jerusalem to see the king, the king said to him, Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth? 26 And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet. 27 He has given you a false account of me: but my lord the king is like the angel of God: do then whatever seems good to you. 28 For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king? 29 And the king said, Say nothing more about these things. I say, Let there be a division of the land between Ziba and you. 30 And Mephibosheth said, Let him take it all, now that my lord the king has come back to his house in peace!
  • 1 Sam 25:23 : 23 And when Abigail saw David, she quickly got off her ass, falling down on her face before him.
  • Gen 18:2 : 2 And lifting up his eyes, he saw three men before him; and seeing them, he went quickly to them from the door of the tent, and went down on his face to the earth;
  • Gen 33:3 : 3 And he himself, going before them, went down on his face to the earth seven times till he came near his brother.
  • 1 Sam 20:41 : 41 And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.

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  • 2 Sam 9:7-13
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    83%

    7 And David said to him, Have no fear: for truly I will be good to you, because of your father Jonathan, and I will give back to you all the land which was Saul's; and you will have a place at my table at all times.

    8 And he went down on his face before the king, and said, What is your servant, for you to take note of a dead dog such as I am?

    9 Then the king sent for Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, All the property of Saul and of his family I have given to your master's son.

    10 And you and your sons and your servants are to take care of the land for him, and get in the fruit of it, so that your master's son may have food: but Mephibosheth, your master's son, will have a place at my table at all times. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

    11 Then Ziba said to the king, Every order which you have given to your servant will be done. As for Mephibosheth, he had a place at David's table, like one of the king's sons.

    12 And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. And all the people living in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

    13 So Mephibosheth went on living in Jerusalem; for he took all his meals at the king's table; and he had not the use of his feet.

  • 2 Sam 16:3-5
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    3 And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said, He is still at Jerusalem: for he said, Today Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father.

    4 Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!

    5 And when King David came to Bahurim, a man of Saul's family named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there, calling curses after him.

  • 2 Sam 9:1-5
    5 verses
    79%

    1 And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?

    2 Now there was of Saul's people a servant named Ziba, and they sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, I am.

    3 And the king said, Is there anyone of Saul's family still living, to whom I may be a friend in God's name? And Ziba said, There is a son of Jonathan, whose feet are damaged.

    4 And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king, He is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.

    5 Then King David sent, and had him taken from Lo-debar, from the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel.

  • 2 Sam 19:24-26
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    79%

    24 And Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son, came down for the purpose of meeting the king; his feet had not been cared for or his hair cut or his clothing washed from the day when the king went away till the day when he came back in peace.

    25 Now when he had come from Jerusalem to see the king, the king said to him, Why did you not come with me, Mephibosheth?

    26 And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet.

  • 2 Sam 19:28-30
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    78%

    28 For all my father's family were only dead men before my lord the king: and still you put your servant among those whose place is at the king's table. What right then have I to say anything more to the king?

    29 And the king said, Say nothing more about these things. I say, Let there be a division of the land between Ziba and you.

    30 And Mephibosheth said, Let him take it all, now that my lord the king has come back to his house in peace!

  • 2 Sam 1:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2 On the third day a man came from Saul's tents, with his clothing out of order and earth on his head: and when he came to David, he went down on the earth and gave him honour.

    3 And David said to him, Where have you come from? And he said, I have come in flight from the tents of Israel.

  • 2 Sam 21:7
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    7 But the king did not give up Mephibosheth, the son of Saul's son Jonathan, because of the Lord's oath made between David and Jonathan, the son of Saul.

  • 2 Sam 4:4
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    4 Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son whose feet were damaged. He was five years old when news of the death of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and the woman who took care of him took him up and went in flight: and while she was getting him away as quickly as she was able, he had a fall and his feet were damaged. His name was Mephibosheth.

  • 1 Sam 24:8
    73%

    8 So with these words David kept his servants back, and did not let them make an attack on Saul. And Saul got up and went on his way.

  • 1 Sam 19:6-7
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    71%

    6 And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.

    7 Then Jonathan sent for David and gave him word of all these things. And Jonathan took David to Saul, who kept him by his side as in the past.

  • 1 Sam 17:58
    71%

    58 And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.

  • 2 Sam 24:20
    71%

    20 And Araunah, looking out, saw the king and his servants coming to him: and Araunah went out, and went down on his face to the earth before the king.

  • 2 Sam 1:7
    70%

    7 And looking back, he saw me and gave a cry to me. And answering him I said, Here am I.

  • 1 Sam 28:14
    70%

    14 And he said to her, What is his form? And she said, It is an old man coming up covered with a robe. And Saul saw that it was Samuel, and with his face bent down to the earth he gave him honour.

  • 2 Sam 14:22
    70%

    22 Then Joab, falling down on his face on the earth, gave the king honour and blessing; and Joab said, Today it is clear to your servant that I have grace in your eyes, my lord king, because the king has given effect to the request of his servant.

  • 1 Sam 23:21
    70%

    21 And Saul said, The Lord's blessing will be yours, for you have had pity on me.

  • 2 Sam 14:4
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    4 And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.

  • 2 Sam 19:20
    70%

    20 For your servant is conscious of his sin: and so, as you see, I have come today, the first of all the sons of Joseph, for the purpose of meeting my lord the king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:23
    69%

    23 And they said to the king, Here is Nathan the prophet. And when he came in before the king, he went down on his face on the earth.

  • 1 Sam 26:17
    69%

    17 And Saul, conscious that the voice was David's, said, Is that your voice, David, my son? And David said, It is my voice, O my lord king.

  • 1 Kgs 1:31
    69%

    31 Then Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour, and said, May my lord King David go on living for ever.

  • 1 Chr 21:21
    69%

    21 And when David came, Ornan, looking, saw him, and came out from the grain-floor and went down on his face to the earth before him.

  • 2 Sam 2:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5 And David sent to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, May the Lord give you his blessing, because you have done this kind act to Saul your lord, and have put his body to rest!

    6 May the Lord be good and true to you: and I myself will see that your kind act is rewarded, because you have done this thing.

  • 2 Sam 4:8
    69%

    8 And they took the head of Ish-bosheth to David in Hebron, and said to the king, Here is the head of Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul your hater, who would have taken your life; the Lord has taken payment for the wrongs of my lord the king from Saul and his seed today.

  • 1 Sam 20:41
    69%

    41 And when the boy had gone, David came from his secret place by the hill, and falling to the earth went down on his face three times: and they gave one another a kiss, weeping together, till David's grief was the greater.

  • 1 Sam 26:22
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    22 Then David said, Here is the king's spear! let one of the young men come over and get it.

  • 1 Sam 24:16
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    16 So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

  • 2 Sam 6:20
    69%

    20 Then David came back to give a blessing to his family. And Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to him and said, How full of glory was the king of Israel today, who let himself be seen uncovered by his servant-girls like a foolish person uncovering himself without shame!

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    68%

    17 Then David made this song of grief for Saul and Jonathan, his son:

  • 1 Kgs 1:16
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    16 And Bath-sheba went down on her face on the earth before the king giving him honour. And he said, What is your desire?

  • 1 Chr 17:16
    68%

    16 Then David the king went in and took his seat before the Lord, and said, Who am I, O Lord God, and what is my family, that you have been my guide till now?