Douay Rheims Bible

2nd Samuel 8

The Second Book of Samuel

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Chapter 9

1

 

  And David said: Is there any one, think you, left of the house of Saul, that I may shew kindness to him for Jonathan's sake?  

 

 


2

 

  Now there was of the house of Saul, a servant named Siba: and when the king had called him to him, he said to him: Art thou Siba? And he answered: I am Siba thy servant.  

 

 


3

 

  And the king said: Is there any one left of the house of Saul, that I may shew the mercy of God unto him? And Siba said to the king: There is a son of Jonathan left, who is lame of his feet.  

 

 


4

 

  Where is he? said he. And Siba said to the king: Behold he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel in Lodabar.  

 

 


5

 

  Then king David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel of Lodabar.  

 

 


6

 

  And when Miphiboseth the son of Jonathan the son of Saul was come to David, he fell on his face and worshipped. And David said: Miphiboseth? And he answered: Behold thy servant.  

 

 


7

 

  And David said to him: Fear not, for I will surely shew thee mercy for Jonathan thy father's sake, and I will restore the lands of Saul thy father, and thou shalt eat bread at my table always.  

 

 


8

 

  He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?  

 

 


9

 

  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.  

 

 


10

 

  Thou therefore and thy sons and thy servants shall till the land for him: and thou shalt bring in food for thy master's son, that he may be maintained: and Miphiboseth the son of thy master shall always eat bread at my table. And Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.  

 

 


11

 

  And Siba said to the king: As thou my lord the king hast commanded thy servant, so will thy servant do: and Miphiboseth shall eat at my table, as one of the sons of the king.  

 

 


12

 

  And Miphiboseth had a young son whose name was Micha: and all the kindred of the house of Siba served Miphiboseth.  

 

 


13

 

  But Miphiboseth dwelt in Jerusalem: because he ate always of the king's table: and he was lame of both feet.  

 

 


2nd Samuel 10

 

 

 

 

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