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2 Samuel · read by Brian Long
19 verses, in order. Only the verses Brian read aloud are shown.
2 Samuel 9
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Then David asked, "Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?"Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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And there was a servant of Saul's family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, "Are you Ziba?" "I am your servant," he replied.Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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So the king asked, "Is there anyone left of Saul's family to whom I can show the kindness of God?" Ziba answered, "There is still Jonathan's son, who is lame in both feet."Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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"Where is he?" replied the king. And Ziba said, "Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel."Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, "Mephibosheth!" "I am your servant," he replied.Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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"Do not be afraid," said David, "for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table."Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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Mephibosheth bowed down and said, "What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?"Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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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.Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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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.Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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And Ziba said to the king, "Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded." So Mephibosheth ate at David's table like one of the king's own sons.Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king's table, and he was lame in both feet.Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
2 Samuel 15
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Then a messenger came to David and reported, "The hearts of the men of Israel are with Absalom."Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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And David said to all the servants with him in Jerusalem, "Arise and let us flee, or we will not escape from Absalom! We must leave quickly, or he will soon overtake us, heap disaster on us, and put the city to the sword."Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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The king's servants replied, "Whatever our lord the king decides, we are your servants."Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
2 Samuel 19
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Then Mephibosheth, Saul's grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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And he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, who asked him, "Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?"Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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"My lord the king," he replied, "because I am lame, I said, 'I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.' But my servant Ziba deceived me,Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question
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The king replied, "Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land."Read from KJV · Amazing Grace Begs a Question