2 Samuel 9:13

2 Samuel 9:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.
• New International Version (NIV)And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate always at the king's table. Now he was lame in both his feet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. And he was lame in both his feet.

Context of 2 Samuel 9:13

11Then Ziba said to the king, “In accordance with everything that my lord the king commands his servant, so your servant will do.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table as one of the king’s sons. 12Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. And all who lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth. So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he ate at the king’s table regularly. And he was disabled in his two feet.

2 Samuel 9:13 word by word

וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת יֹשֵׁב֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם כִּ֣י עַל־שֻׁלְחַ֥ן הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ תָּמִ֖יד ה֣וּא אֹכֵ֑ל וְה֥וּא פִסֵּ֖חַ שְׁתֵּ֥י רַגְלָֽיו׃ פRead the interlinear

• So Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹשֶׁתmephîybôsheth mephibôsheth · MephiboshethH4648
• livedיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• becauseכִּיkîy · forH3588
• he ateאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• at the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• regularlyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• he was disabledפִּסֵּחַpissêach · lameH6455
• in his twoשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 9:13

• 2 Samuel 9:7Then David said to him, “Do not be afraid, for I will assuredly show kindness to you for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul; and you yourself shall eat at my table regularly.”
• 2 Samuel 9:3Then the king said, “Is there no one remaining of the house of Saul to whom I could show the kindness of God?” And Ziba said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan, one who is disabled in both feet.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 9:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13Did eat continually at the king's table - He was fit for no public office, but was treated by the king with the utmost respect and affection.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-13Verses 9-13 As David was a type of Christ, his Lord and Son, his Root and Offspring, let his kindness to Mephibosheth remind us of the kindness and love of God our Saviour to fallen man, to whom he was under no obligation, as David was to Jonathan. The Son of God seeks this lost and ruined race, who sought not after him. He comes to seek and to save them!Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13lame in both feet: See 2 Samuel 4:4.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 9:13

• Friendship
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In the dictionaries

• Jerusalem
• Continually
• Mephibosheth
• Reverence
• Bible, the
• David
• Israel, History of
• Relationships, Family
• Samuel, Books of
• Solomon

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings