There was of Saul’s house a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”
He said, “I am your servant.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
2 Samuel 9:2 in context
2 Samuel 9:1–5
1
David said, “Is there yet any who is left of Saul’s house, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?”
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There was of Saul’s house a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?”
He said, “I am your servant.”
3
The king said, “Is there not yet any of Saul’s house, that I may show the kindness of God to him?”
Ziba said to the king, “Jonathan still has a son, who is lame in his feet.”
4
The king said to him, “Where is he?”
Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.”
5
Then King David sent and brought him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.
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