2 Samuel 9:1

And David said, Is there yet any who is left of the house of Saul that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?

In Context

2And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David. And the king said to him, Are thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

1 Samuel 20:15but also thou shall not cut off thy kindness from my house forever. No, not when LORD has cut off the enemies of David every one from the face of the earth.

1 Samuel 23:16And Jonathan, Saul's son, arose, and went to David into the forest, and strengthened his hand in God.

2 Samuel 21:7But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.

Proverbs 27:10Forsake not thine own friend, and thy father's friend. And go not to thy brother's house in the day of thy calamity. Better is a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.

Matthew 25:40And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 9:1

The only thing recorded in this chapter is the kindness David showed to Jonathan's seed for his sake. I. The kind enquiry he made after the remains of the house of Saul, and his discovery of Mephibosheth, ver. 1-4 . II. The kind reception he gave to Mephibosheth, when he was brought to him, ver. 5-8 . III. The kind provision he made for him and his, ver. 9-13 . Read the whole commentary →

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