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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)And Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and ate regularly at the king’s table.

Context of 2 Samuel 9:13

11Then 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. 12Mephibosheth had a young son named Mika, and all the members of Ziba’s household were servants of Mephibosheth. And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table; he was lame in both 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹשֶׁתmephîybôsheth mephibôsheth · MephiboshethH4648
• dweltיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• for he did eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• continuallyתָּמִידtâmîyd · continuallyH8548
• at the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• and was lameפִּסֵּחַpissêach · lameH6455
• on bothשְׁנַ֫יִםshenayim shettayim · twoH8147
• his feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 9:13

• 2 Samuel 9:7“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.”
• 2 Samuel 9:3The 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.”

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
• Hospitality
• Kindness

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