2 Samuel 9:13
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.
2 Samuel 9:13 in other translations
| BSB | So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet. |
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| WEB | So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet. |
| ASV | So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at the king’s table. And he was lame in both his feet. |
| YLT | And Mephibosheth is dwelling in Jerusalem, for at the table of the king he is eating continually, and he is lame of his two feet. |
| DARBY | So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at the king's table. And he was lame on both his feet. |
| BBE | So Mephibosheth went on living in Jerusalem; for he took all his meals at the king's table; and he had not the use of his feet. |
| Webster | So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he ate continually at the king's table; and was lame in both his feet. |
What does 2 Samuel 9:13 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Samuel 9:9-13
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!
2 Samuel 9:13 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Samuel 9:13
- 2 Samuel 9:7
And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
- 2 Samuel 9:3
And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
- 2 Samuel 9:10-11
Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master’s son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master’s son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.
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Context
- 2 Samuel 9:12
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
- 2 Samuel 9:13
So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.
2 Samuel 9:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y moraba Mephi-boseth en Jerusalem, porque comía siempre á la mesa del rey: y era cojo de ambos pies. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Mephibosheth habitait à Jérusalem, car il mangeait toujours à la table du roi; et il était boiteux des deux pieds. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Mephiboseth wohnte in Jerusalem, denn er aß beständig am Tische des Königs. Er war aber lahm an beiden Füßen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Porro Miphiboseth habitabat in Jerusalem, quia de mensa regis jugiter vescebatur: et erat claudus utroque pede. |