2 Samuel 9:3

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Then the king asked, "Is there no one still alive from the house of Saul to whom I can show God's kindness?" Ziba answered the king, "There is still a son of Jonathan; he is lame in both feet."

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  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the king said, Is there not still anyone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame in his feet.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    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}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the king{H4428} said{H559}{(H8799)}, Is there not{H657} yet any{H376} of the house{H1004} of Saul{H7586}, that I may shew{H6213}{(H8799)} the kindness{H2617} of God{H430} unto him? And Ziba{H6717} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto the king{H4428}, Jonathan{H3083} hath yet a son{H1121}, which is lame{H5223} on his feet{H7272}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    The kynge sayde: Is there yet eny man of Sauls house, yt I maye do the mercy of God vpon him? Siba sayde vnto the kynge: There is yet a sonne of Ionathas, lame on his fete.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then the King sayd, Remayneth there yet none of the house of Saul, on whome I may shewe the mercie of God? Ziba then answered the King, Ionathan hath yet a sonne lame of his feete.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the king saide: Remaineth there yet any man of the house of Saul, who I may shewe the mercie of God vpon? Ziba aunswered the king: Ionathan hath yet a sonne, which is lame on his feete.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the king said, [Is] there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, [which is] lame on [his] feet.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    The king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame of his feet.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And the king saith, `Is there not yet a man to the house of Saul, and I do with him the kindness of God?' And Ziba saith unto the king, `Jonathan hath yet a son -- lame.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame of his feet.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, who is lame of his feet.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    The king said, "Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?" Ziba said to the king, "Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame of his feet."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The king asked,“Is there not someone left from Saul’s family, that I may extend God’s kindness to him?” Ziba said to the king,“One of Jonathan’s sons is left; both of his feet are crippled.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 4:4 : 4 Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was crippled in both feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan's deaths came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
  • 2 Sam 19:26 : 26 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, 'Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?'
  • Matt 5:44-45 : 44 But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 So that you may become children of your Father in heaven. For He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  • Luke 6:36 : 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
  • Titus 3:3-4 : 3 For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,
  • Deut 4:37 : 37 Because He loved your ancestors, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt with His great power and presence.
  • Deut 10:15 : 15 Yet the LORD set His affection on your ancestors and loved them, and He chose their descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.
  • 1 Sam 20:14-17 : 14 But show me the loyalty of the LORD as long as I live, so that I may not die. 15 And do not ever withdraw your kindness from my family, even when the LORD cuts off all of David’s enemies from the face of the earth. 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, "May the LORD demand an accounting of David's enemies." 17 And Jonathan had David swear again by his love for him, because he loved him as he loved himself.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 2 Sam 9:1-2
    2 verses
    85%

    1 David asked, "Is there anyone still left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"

    2 Now there was a servant from Saul's household named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He replied, "I am your servant."

  • 2 Sam 9:4-13
    10 verses
    84%

    4 The king asked, "Where is he?" Ziba answered, "He is in the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar."

    5 So King David sent for him and brought him from the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.

    6 When Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honor. David said, "Mephibosheth!" "At your service," he replied.

    7 "Don’t be afraid," David said to him, "for I will surely show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table."

    8 Mephibosheth bowed down and said, "What is your servant, that you should notice a dead dog like me?"

    9 Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s steward, and said to him, "I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family."

    10 You and your sons and your servants are to farm the land for him and bring in the crops, so that your master’s grandson may be provided for. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, will always eat at my table." (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.)

    11 Then Ziba said to the king, "Your servant will do whatever my lord the king commands his servant to do." So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons.

    12 Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth.

    13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both feet.

  • 2 Sam 4:3-4
    2 verses
    79%

    3 The Beerothites had fled to Gittaim, where they have lived as foreigners to this day.

    4 Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son who was crippled in both feet. He was five years old when the news of Saul and Jonathan's deaths came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she hurried to leave, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

  • 2 Sam 16:2-5
    4 verses
    79%

    2 The king asked Ziba, "Why have you brought these?" Ziba answered, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those who become weary in the wilderness to drink."

    3 The king then asked, "Where is your master’s grandson?" Ziba replied to the king, "He is staying in Jerusalem because he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.'"

    4 Then the king declared to Ziba, "Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours." Ziba said, "I humbly bow before you. May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king."

    5 When King David reached Bahurim, a man from the family of Saul’s household came out, cursing as he approached. His name was Shimei, son of Gera.

  • 2 Sam 21:7-8
    2 verses
    75%

    7 But the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the Lord’s oath taken between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.

    8 The king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, whom she had borne to Saul, together with the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul, whom she had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.

  • 2 Sam 19:28-30
    3 verses
    73%

    28 'Moreover, he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. But my lord the king is like an angel of God, so do what seems good to you.'

    29 All my grandfather's descendants deserved nothing but death from my lord the king. But you placed your servant among those who eat at your table. So what right do I have to make any more appeals to the king?

    30 The king said to him, 'Why say more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba shall divide the land.'

  • 2 Sam 19:24-26
    3 verses
    73%

    24 The king said to Shimei, 'You shall not die.' And the king gave him his oath.

    25 Mephibosheth, the son of Saul, also went down to meet the king. He had neither cared for his feet, nor trimmed his mustache, nor washed his clothes from the day the king left until the day he returned safely.

    26 When he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, the king asked him, 'Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?'

  • 2 Sam 19:17
    69%

    17 Shimei son of Gera, the Benjaminite from Bahurim, hurried down with the men of Judah to meet King David.

  • 1 Sam 17:56
    68%

    56 The king said, 'Find out whose son this young man is.'

  • 1 Kgs 2:7
    68%

    7 But show kindness to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, for they supported me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

  • 2 Sam 5:8
    68%

    8 On that day, David said, "Whoever strikes the Jebusites should attack via the water shaft to reach the lame and the blind, who are despised by David." Because of this, it is said, "The blind and the lame will not enter the house."

  • 1 Sam 20:15
    67%

    15 And do not ever withdraw your kindness from my family, even when the LORD cuts off all of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.

  • 1 Sam 22:8
    67%

    8 'You have all conspired against me! No one reveals to me when my son makes a covenant with the son of Jesse. None of you feels sorry for me or tells me that my son has stirred up my servant to lie in wait for me, as he does today.'

  • 1 Sam 19:4
    67%

    4 Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul, his father, saying, "The king should not sin against his servant David. He has done no wrong to you; on the contrary, his actions have greatly benefited you.

  • 1 Sam 20:8
    67%

    8 Therefore, deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. But if I am guilty, kill me yourself; why bring me to your father?

  • 2 Sam 16:9
    67%

    9 Then Abishai, son of Zeruiah, said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head!"

  • 2 Sam 2:5-6
    2 verses
    66%

    5 David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead and said to them, 'May you be blessed by the LORD for showing this kindness to your lord Saul by burying him.'

    6 'Now, may the LORD show you kindness and faithfulness, and I too will show you this goodness because of what you have done.'

  • 2 Sam 3:10
    66%

    10 I will transfer the kingdom from the house of Saul and establish David's throne over Israel and Judah, from Dan to Beersheba.

  • 2 Sam 7:15
    66%

    15 But my steadfast love will not depart from him, as I took it away from Saul, whom I removed from before you.

  • 2 Sam 3:29
    66%

    29 May the guilt fall upon Joab and his entire family! May they always be afflicted with a discharge, skin disease, a need to rely on a crutch, death by the sword, or lack of bread.'

  • 1 Sam 23:21
    66%

    21 Saul replied, 'May you be blessed by the LORD, for you have shown compassion on me.'

  • 1 Sam 14:39
    66%

    39 As surely as the Lord, who saves Israel, lives—even if it is my son Jonathan—he must die.' But no one among the people said a word.

  • 2 Sam 1:17
    66%

    17 David sang this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan:

  • 1 Sam 20:31
    66%

    31 As long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom will be established. Now send someone to bring him to me, for he must die!'

  • 1 Sam 17:58
    66%

    58 Saul asked him, 'Whose son are you, young man?' David replied, 'I am the son of your servant Jesse of Bethlehem.'

  • 2 Sam 3:39
    66%

    39 Today I am weak, even though I am anointed king. These sons of Zeruiah are too harsh for me. May the LORD repay the evildoer according to his evil deeds.

  • 1 Kgs 2:4
    66%

    4 And you will ensure that the LORD fulfills His promise to me, saying, 'If your sons are careful to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and soul, you will never fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.'

  • 1 Kgs 1:27
    66%

    27 Is this decision from my lord the king, without letting your servants know who is to sit on the throne of my lord the king after him?"

  • 2 Sam 1:13
    66%

    13 David said to the young man who brought him the report, 'Where are you from?' He answered, 'I am the son of an Amalekite sojourner.'

  • 2 Sam 1:2
    65%

    2 On the third day, a man came from Saul’s camp with his clothes torn and dirt on his head. When he arrived before David, he fell to the ground and showed respect.

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