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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/9.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/9.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul&#8217s steward, and said to him, &#8220I have given your master&#8217s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/9.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/9.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king called Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s grandson.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/9.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/9.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/9.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “I have given to your master’s son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/9.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “Everything that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s grandson.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the king called Saul&#8217s servant Ziba and said to him, &#8220All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master&#8217s grandson.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the king called Saul’s servant Ziba, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s grandson.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the king called Saul’s young man Ziba and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s grandson.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and to all his house (family).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Saul’s attendant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and his family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Saul&#8217s attendant Ziba and said to him, &#8220I have given to your master&#8217s grandson all that belonged to Saul and his family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy master's son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />David called in Ziba, Saul's chief servant, and told him, "Since Mephibosheth is Saul's grandson, I've given him back everything that belonged to your master Saul and his family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy master's son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the king called for Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "I have given your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said, "I am giving Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, everything that belonged to Saul and his family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />At this, the king called for Saul's servant Ziba and told him, "I'm restoring to your master's grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Saul?s servant Ziba and said to him, ?I have given to your master?s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul's attendant, and said to him, "Everything that belonged to Saul and to his entire house I hereby give to your master's grandson.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given to your master's son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, I have given to thy master's son all that pertained to Saul, and to all his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s son. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And the king calls to Ziba servant of Saul and says to him, “All that was of Saul and of all his house, I have given to the son of your lord,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the king calleth unto Ziba servant of Saul, and saith unto him, 'All that was to Saul and to all his house, I have given to the son of thy lord,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the king will call for Ziba the boy of Saul, and say to him, All which was to Saul and to all his house I gave to the son of thy lord.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then the king called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him: All that belonged to Saul, and all his house, I have given to thy master's son. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, the king called Ziba, the servant of Saul, and he said to him: “Everything whatsoever that belonged to Saul, and his entire house, I have given to the son of your lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The king then called Ziba, Saul’s attendant, and said to him: “All that belonged to Saul and to his entire house, I am giving to your lord’s son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s grandson.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the king called to Ziba and said to him, All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master's son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/9.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And the King called Tsiba and said to him: “All that Shaul had and all his household I have given to the son of your Master<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/9.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him: 'All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given unto thy master's son.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/9.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the king called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him, All that belonged to Saul and to all his house have I given to the son of thy lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/9-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=2260" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/9.htm">David and Mephibosheth</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?” <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">Then the king</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: way·yiq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">summoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: šā·’ūl (N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">Saul’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="5288: na·‘ar (N-msc) -- A boy, lad, youth, retainer. From na'ar; a boy, from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also, a girl.">servant</a> <a href="/hebrew/6717.htm" title="6717: ṣî·ḇā (N-proper-ms) -- A servant in Saul's house. From the same as Tsowba'; station; Tsiba, an Israelite.">Ziba</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ê·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nā·ṯat·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">“I have given</a> <a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">to your master’s</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: lə·ḇen- (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">grandson</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">belonged to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7586.htm" title="7586: lə·šā·’ūl (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- Passive participle of sha'al; asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites.">Saul</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ū·lə·ḵāl- (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and to all</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bê·ṯōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">his house.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/19-28.htm">2 Samuel 19:28</a></span><br />For all the house of my grandfather deserves death from my lord the king, yet you have set your servant among those who eat at your table. What further right, then, do I have to keep appealing to the king?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/16-4.htm">2 Samuel 16:4</a></span><br />So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/20-14.htm">1 Samuel 20:14-15</a></span><br />And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die, / and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/18-3.htm">1 Samuel 18:3</a></span><br />Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/9-1.htm">1 Samuel 9:1-2</a></span><br />Now there was a Benjamite, a powerful man, whose name was Kish son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Becorath, the son of Aphiah of Benjamin. / And he had a son named Saul, choice and handsome, without equal among the Israelites—a head taller than any of the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-7.htm">1 Kings 2:7</a></span><br />But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-20.htm">1 Kings 9:20-21</a></span><br />As for all the people who remained of the Amorites, Hittites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites (the people who were not Israelites)— / their descendants who remained in the land, those whom the Israelites were unable to devote to destruction—Solomon conscripted these people to be forced laborers, as they are to this day.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/17-13.htm">1 Chronicles 17:13</a></span><br />I will be his Father, and he will be My son. And I will never remove My loving devotion from him as I removed it from your predecessor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-24.htm">1 Chronicles 29:24-25</a></span><br />All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. / The LORD highly exalted Solomon in the sight of all Israel and bestowed on him royal majesty such as had not been bestowed on any king in Israel before him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/47-12.htm">Genesis 47:12</a></span><br />Joseph also provided his father and brothers and all his father’s household with food for their families.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/45-8.htm">Genesis 45:8-11</a></span><br />Therefore it was not you who sent me here, but God, who has made me a father to Pharaoh—lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt. / Now return quickly to my father and tell him, ‘This is what your son Joseph says: God has made me lord of all Egypt. Come down to me without delay. / You shall settle in the land of Goshen and be near me—you and your children and grandchildren, your flocks and herds, and everything you own. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/9-25.htm">Genesis 9:25-27</a></span><br />he said, “Cursed be Canaan! A servant of servants shall he be to his brothers.” / He also declared: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Shem! May Canaan be the servant of Shem. / May God expand the territory of Japheth; may he dwell in the tents of Shem, and may Canaan be his servant.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/1-11.htm">Exodus 1:11</a></span><br />So the Egyptians appointed taskmasters over the Israelites to oppress them with forced labor. As a result, they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/25-39.htm">Leviticus 25:39-43</a></span><br />If a countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor. / Let him stay with you as a hired worker or temporary resident; he is to work for you until the Year of Jubilee. / Then he and his children are to be released, and he may return to his clan and to the property of his fathers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/9-21.htm">Joshua 9:21-27</a></span><br />They continued, “Let them live, but let them be woodcutters and water carriers for the whole congregation.” So the leaders kept their promise. / Then Joshua summoned the Gibeonites and said, “Why did you deceive us by telling us you live far away from us, when in fact you live among us? / Now therefore you are under a curse and will perpetually serve as woodcutters and water carriers for the house of my God.” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, I have given to your master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.</p><p class="hdg">I have given</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/16-4.htm">2 Samuel 16:4</a></b></br> Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine <i>are</i> all that <i>pertained</i> unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee <i>that</i> I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/19-29.htm">2 Samuel 19:29</a></b></br> And the king said unto him, Why speakest thou any more of thy matters? I have said, Thou and Ziba divide the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/9-1.htm">1 Samuel 9:1</a></b></br> Now there was a man of Benjamin, whose name <i>was</i> Kish, the son of Abiel, the son of Zeror, the son of Bechorath, the son of Aphiah, a Benjamite, a mighty man of power.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-1.htm">Family</a> <a href="/judges/8-22.htm">Grandson</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_samuel/29-10.htm">Master's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/2-15.htm">Pertained</a> <a href="/1_samuel/27-6.htm">Property</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-8.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/1_samuel/23-8.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-4.htm">Ziba</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/16-4.htm">Belonged</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-10.htm">Family</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-3.htm">Grandson</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-12.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-10.htm">Master's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-4.htm">Pertained</a> <a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">Property</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-5.htm">Saul's</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-11.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-33.htm">Summoned</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-10.htm">Ziba</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-1.htm">David by Ziba sends for Mephibosheth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-7.htm">For Jonathan's sake he restores to him all that was Saul's</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-9.htm">He makes Ziba his farmer</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba</b><br>David, now king, calls upon Ziba, who was a servant in Saul's household. This action reflects David's commitment to honoring his covenant with Jonathan, Saul's son, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/20-14.htm">1 Samuel 20:14-17</a>. Ziba's role as a servant in Saul's house indicates his familiarity with Saul's family and estate, making him a key figure in the unfolding events. The summoning of Ziba also highlights the hierarchical structure of ancient Israelite society, where servants played crucial roles in the management of estates.<p><b>and said to him,</b><br>David's direct communication with Ziba underscores the importance of the message he is about to deliver. In the ancient Near Eastern context, a king's words carried significant weight and authority, often resulting in immediate action. This interaction also demonstrates David's leadership style, which involved direct engagement with those who served the royal household.<p><b>“I have given to your master’s grandson</b><br>David refers to Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son and Saul's grandson. This act of giving is a fulfillment of David's promise to show kindness to Jonathan's family. The mention of "master's grandson" emphasizes the continuity of Saul's lineage and David's respect for it, despite Saul's previous enmity towards him. This gesture is a profound example of grace and mercy, reflecting the biblical theme of covenant faithfulness.<p><b>all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.</b><br>David restores Saul's estate to Mephibosheth, which includes land, wealth, and status. This restoration is significant, as it not only provides for Mephibosheth's physical needs but also reinstates his family's honor and legacy. In the broader biblical narrative, this act prefigures the restoration and inheritance themes found in the New Testament, where believers are restored to a right relationship with God and receive an eternal inheritance through Christ. The restoration of Saul's estate also serves as a type of Christ's redemptive work, where what was lost is fully restored.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a></b><br>The second king of Israel, known for his heart after God and his leadership. In this passage, he demonstrates kindness and loyalty to Jonathan's family.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/ziba.htm">Ziba</a></b><br>A servant of Saul's household, who becomes an intermediary between King David and Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mephibosheth.htm">Mephibosheth</a></b><br>The son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul, who is shown kindness by David despite being from the former king's lineage.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/saul.htm">Saul</a></b><br>The first king of Israel, whose household is being restored in part through David's actions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jonathan.htm">Jonathan</a></b><br>Saul's son and David's close friend, whose covenant with David leads to the latter's kindness towards Mephibosheth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>David's actions are a testament to the importance of keeping promises and honoring covenants, even when it is not convenient or expected.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/grace_and_kindness.htm">Grace and Kindness</a></b><br>David's kindness to Mephibosheth is an example of grace—unmerited favor—reflecting God's grace towards us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_redemption.htm">Restoration and Redemption</a></b><br>The restoration of Saul's land to Mephibosheth symbolizes God's redemptive work in our lives, restoring what was lost.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/servant_leadership.htm">Servant Leadership</a></b><br>David's leadership is marked by humility and service, prioritizing the well-being of others, even those from a rival house.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/breaking_barriers.htm">Breaking Barriers</a></b><br>David's actions break social and political barriers, showing that God's love transcends human divisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_2_sam_9_7-10_conflict_with_david's_claim.htm">Does the sudden bestowal of Saul's property to Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel 9:7-10 conflict with earlier accounts suggesting David had already taken Saul's possessions?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_david_help_saul's_kin_despite_past.htm">In 2 Samuel 9:3, how do we reconcile David's swift willingness to help Saul's descendant with the longstanding hostilities described elsewhere in 1 and 2 Samuel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_mention_lo-debar_in_2_samuel_9_4.htm">Why does 2 Samuel 9:4 specify Lo-debar as Mephibosheth's hiding place if there is no clear extra-biblical record of such a location or its significance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_2_kings_9_7-10_repeat_elijah's_prophecy.htm">Why is Elijah's prophecy (2 Kings 9:7-10) repeated and attributed to Elisha's messenger, and does this create inconsistencies with earlier chapters?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Thy master's son.</span> Strictly Mephibosheth was Saul's grandson, but words of relationship are used in a very general way in Hebrew. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/9-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then the king</span><br /><span class="heb">הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ham·me·leḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">summoned</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקְרָ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·rā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Saul’s</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁא֖וּל</span> <span class="translit">(šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">servant</span><br /><span class="heb">נַ֥עַר</span> <span class="translit">(na·‘ar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm">Strong's 5288: </a> </span><span class="str2">A boy, lad, youth, retainer</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Ziba</span><br /><span class="heb">צִיבָ֛א</span> <span class="translit">(ṣî·ḇā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6717.htm">Strong's 6717: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ziba -- a servant in Saul's house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֣אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“I have given</span><br /><span class="heb">נָתַ֖תִּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṯat·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to your master’s</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sovereign, controller</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grandson</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבֶן־</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇen-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּל֩</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֨ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">belonged to</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֤ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Saul</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשָׁאוּל֙</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šā·’ūl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7586.htm">Strong's 7586: </a> </span><span class="str2">Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and to all</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·ḵāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his house.</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּית֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bê·ṯōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/9-9.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 9:9 Then the king called to Ziba Saul's (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/9-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 9:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 9:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/9-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 9:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 9:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>