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Second Book of Samuel, Chapter 9

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2 Samuel 9 NWT - New World Translation2 Samuel 9 NWT - New World Translation

Chapter 9 of 2 Samuel—New World Translation (NWT)

  1. ¶ And David proceeded to say: “Is there yet anyone that is left over of the house of Saul, that I may exercise loving-kindness1 toward him for the sake of Jonʹa·than?”2
  2. Now the house of Saul had a servant whose name was Ziʹba.3 So they called him to David, and the king then said to him: “Are you Ziʹba?” to which he said: “I am your servant.”
  3. And the king went on to say: “Is there nobody of the house of Saul anymore, that I may exercise toward him the loving-kindness of God?”4 At this Ziʹba said to the king: “There is yet a son of Jonʹa·than, lame in the feet.”5
  4. Then the king said to him: “Where is he?” So Ziʹba said to the king: “Look! He is in the house of Maʹchir6 the son of Amʹmi·el at Lo-deʹbar.”7
  5. ¶ Immediately King David sent and took him from the house of Maʹchir the son of Amʹmi·el at Lo-deʹbar.
  6. When Me·phibʹo·sheth the son of Jonʹa·than the son of Saul came in to David, he at once fell upon his face and prostrated himself.8 Then David said: “Me·phibʹo·sheth!” to which he said: “Here is your servant.”
  7. And David went on to say to him: “Do not be afraid, for without fail I shall exercise loving-kindness9 toward you for the sake of Jonʹa·than your father;10 and I must return to you all the field11 of Saul your grandfather,[a] and you yourself will eat bread at my table constantly.”12
  8. ¶ At that he prostrated himself and said: “What is your servant, that you have turned your face to the dead dog13 such as I am?”
  9. The king now called Ziʹba, Saul’s attendant, and said to him: “Everything that had come to belong to Saul and to all his house I do give14 to the grandson[b] of your master.
  10. And you must cultivate the ground for him, you and your sons and your servants, and you must do the gathering in, and it must serve as food[c] for [those belonging to] the grandson[d] of your master,[e] and they must eat; but Me·phibʹo·sheth himself, the grandson of your master, will eat bread at my table constantly.”15
    ¶ Now Ziʹba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.16
  11. So Ziʹba said to the king: “In accord with all that my lord the king commands for his servant is the way that your servant will do; but Me·phibʹo·sheth17 is eating at my table[f] like one of the sons of the king.”
  12. Now Me·phibʹo·sheth had a young son[g] whose name was Miʹca,18 and all those dwelling in the house of Ziʹba were servants to Me·phibʹo·sheth.
  13. And Me·phibʹo·sheth himself was dwelling in Jerusalem, for it was constantly at the table of the king that he was eating;19 and he was lame in both of his feet.20

FOOTNOTES

  1. ^ Or, “father.”
  2. ^ Or, “son.”
  3. ^ Lit., “bread.”
  4. ^ “For the household,” LXXL.
  5. ^ “Your master.” Heb., ʼadho·neyʹkha, pl. of ʼa·dhohnʹ, to denote excellence.
  6. ^ “My table,” MVgc; LXX, “David’s table”; Sy, “table of the king.”
  7. ^ Lit., “a little (small) son.”

REFERENCES

  1. ^ Pr 19:22; Mc 6:8; Zc 7:9
  2. ^ 1Sa 18:3; 20:15, 42; Pr 17:17
  3. ^ 2Sa 16:1; 19:17
  4. ^ 1Sa 20:14
  5. ^ 2Sa 4:4; 9:13; 19:26
  6. ^ 2Sa 17:27
  7. ^ Jos 13:26
  8. ^ 1Sa 24:8; 25:23
  9. ^ Jb 6:14; Pr 11:17
  10. ^ 2Sa 9:1
  11. ^ Ru 4:5
  12. ^ 2Sa 19:28; 1Ki 2:7; Pr 11:25; Is 32:8
  13. ^ 1Sa 24:14; Lu 14:11
  14. ^ 2Sa 9:1; 16:4; 19:29
  15. ^ 2Sa 9:7; 19:28
  16. ^ 2Sa 19:17
  17. ^ 2Sa 9:3
  18. ^ 1Ch 8:34; 9:40
  19. ^ 2Sa 9:7; 19:28
  20. ^ 2Sa 4:4

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Comments

  1. David yakubuDavid yakubu
    Oct 29, 2022 08:05 GMT

    When i do read some comments and seeing that its the same people that are supposed to be called believers but are talking ill of other denominations, it hurts. Let us all remember that We should judge not

    1. jonas smithjonas smith
      Apr 23, 2023 02:57 GMT

      The bible tells us to test the spirits. Satan disguises himself as angel of light. So yes some denomination are not teaching the truth. You are responsible for judging which ones are not. You have to judge the truth at all times. this is what the bible teaches

  2. THTH
    Apr 7, 2021 00:20 GMT

    The NWT is a very good translation. Dr. Jason David BeDuhn PhD attests to that in his book Truth in Translation. drive.google.com/...5p16melHzg8/view

    1. jim mcleodjim mcleod
      Aug 22, 2021 06:16 GMT

      NWT is a false translation that takes away from the deity of Jesus !

  3. SlightlyChaoticSlightlyChaotic
    Jan 30, 2021 16:33 GMT

    Thank you for taking the time to provide this service. I like seeing the NASB on your web page in the same format as I read on paper. On other sites, the text area is smaller, and so I have to keep scrolling down to read and sometimes I lose the context. So I really appreciate the format.

    As far as the NWT, you are certainly free to do whatever you think best with your own web pages. I'd suggest that you make a note anytime you have a translation that is associated with only one denomination or church, for example:
    New World Translation (Jehovah's Witness version).

    In Jesus' parable of the wheat and the tares. the main idea seems to be that you can't easily distinguish between God's people and not-God's people on this earth, so our Lord's response is to wait until they are shown to be the kind of people they are inside. But the NWT seems like false teaching to me. So I think the warning passages from Jesus' apostles are more applicable, as in 2 Peter 3:15-16, when he talks about Paul's writings:
    "There are some things in them that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist to their own destruction, as they do the other Scriptures."
    And we also have the positive exhortations, as in 2 Timothy 2:15:
    "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth."

    1. BroderickBroderick
      Jan 31, 2021 00:57 GMT

      Your suggestion regarding the denominational flagging is duly noted. But I can’t help but wonder, wouldn’t a Catholic also want “Protestant versions” marked as well?

      As for the parable, I’m pretty sure the slaves were convinced in their own minds that they could tell the tares from the wheat. After all, aren’t they the ones who identified the problem in the first place? But the master obviously thought otherwise.

      Furthermore, even at the time when Jesus himself was walking the earth, not everybody who claimed fellowship actually followed him causing John to inquire at Mark 9:39, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him . . . for he who is not against us is for us.”

  4. Joshua HarderJoshua Harder
    Dec 11, 2020 17:48 GMT

    Hello, question.. why have you included the NWT with other legitimate bible translations? Or why have you not atleast included a warning to readers? Don't you fear that someone could be influenced by the Watchtower's intentional heresies? Thank you.

    1. KevinKevin
      Jul 11, 2021 17:45 GMT

      en.m.wikipedia.org/..._Holy_Scriptures

      See the section critical review

  5. julietjuliet
    Aug 17, 2022 09:36 GMT

    the sky is blue

  6. mercymercy
    Aug 12, 2022 21:23 GMT

    i am Mercy, the sky is blue what else do you need

    1. mercymercy
      Aug 12, 2022 21:25 GMT

      i am so sorry, it was a big mistake

  7. God is able to do all thingsGod is able to do all things
    May 17, 2021 17:59 GMT

    Jesus how much love calling yo name

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