Verse 4

And Ionathan Sauls sonne had a sonne that was lame on his feete: he was fiue yere olde when the tydings came of Saul and Ionathan out of Israel: then his nourse tooke him, and fledde away; as she made haste to flee, the childe fell, and beganne to halte, and his name was Mephibosheth.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Sam 9:3 : 3 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.
• 1 Chr 8:34 : 34 And the sonne of Ionathan was Merib-baal, and Merib-baal begate Micah.
• 1 Chr 9:40 : 40 And the sonne of Ionathan was Merib-baal: and Merib-baal begate Micah.
• 2 Sam 9:6 : 6 Nowe when Mephibosheth the sonne of Ionathan, the sonne of Saul was come vnto Dauid, he fel on his face, and did reuerence; Dauid sayde, Mephibosheth? And he answered, Beholde thy seruant.
• 1 Sam 29:1 : 1 So the Philistims were gathered together with all their armies in Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by the fountaine, which is in Izreel.
• 1 Sam 29:11 : 11 So Dauid and his men rose vp earely to depart in the morning, and to returne into the lande of the Philistims: and the Philistims went vp to Izreel.
• 1 Sam 31:1-9 : 1 Now the Philistims fought against Israel, & the me of Israel fled away from ye Philistims, and they fell downe wounded in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistims preassed sore vpon Saul and his sonnes, and slewe Ionathan, and Abinadab, and Malchishua Sauls sonnes. 3 And when the battel went sore against Saul, the archers and bowmen hit him, and hee was sore wounded of the archers. 4 Then saide Saul vnto his armour bearer, Drawe out thy sworde, and thrust mee through therewith, lest the vncircumcised come and thrust me through and mocke me: but his armour bearer would not, for hee was sore afraid. Therefore Saul tooke a sworde and fell vpon it. 5 And when his armour bearer sawe that Saul was dead, he fell likewise vpon his sword, & dyed with him. 6 So Saul dyed, and his three sonnes, and his armour bearer, and all his men that same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel that were on the other side of the valley, and they of the other side Iorden saw that the men of Israel were put to flight, and that Saul and his sonnes were dead, then they left the cities, and ran away: and the Philistims came and dwelt in them. 8 And on the morowe when the Philistims were come to spoyle them that were slaine, they founde Saul and his three sonnes lying in mount Gilboa, 9 And they cut off his head, and stripped him out of his armour, & sent into the land of ye Philistims on euery side, that they should publish it in the temple of their idoles, & among the people. 10 And they layed vp his armour in the house of Ashtaroth, but they hanged vp his body on the wall of Beth-shan.