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(A) may be provided for. And Mephibosheth, grandson of your master, 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[a] table like one of the king’s sons.(B)

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  1. 2 Samuel 9:11 Septuagint; Hebrew my

And the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, (A)“I have given to your master’s son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house. 10 You therefore, and your sons and your servants, shall work the land for him, and you shall bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth your master’s son (B)shall eat bread at my table always.” Now Ziba had (C)fifteen sons and twenty servants.

11 Then Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will your servant do.”

“As for Mephibosheth,” said the king, “he shall eat at [a]my table like one of the king’s sons.”

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  1. 2 Samuel 9:11 LXX David’s table

Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “(A)Everything that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s [a]grandson. 10 You and your sons and your servants shall cultivate the land for him, and you shall bring in the produce so that your master’s grandson will have food [b]to eat; nevertheless (B)Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, (C)shall [c]eat at my table regularly.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then Ziba said to the king, “In accordance (D)with everything that my lord the king commands his servant, so your servant will do.” So Mephibosheth ate at [d]David’s table as one of the king’s sons.

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  1. 2 Samuel 9:9 Lit son
  2. 2 Samuel 9:10 Lit and eat it
  3. 2 Samuel 9:10 Lit eat bread
  4. 2 Samuel 9:11 Lit my