## II Samuel Chapter 9

###### II Samuel 9:1
[II Samuel 9:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:1)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד הֲכִ֣י יֶשׁ־ע֔וֹד אֲשֶׁ֥ר נוֹתַ֖ר לְבֵ֣ית שָׁא֑וּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה עִמּוֹ֙ חֶ֔סֶד בַּעֲב֖וּר יְהוֹנָתָֽן׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid said, "Is there anyone left of the House of Shaul [so that] I may render kindness unto him for Yohonoson's sake?"


###### II Samuel 9:2
[II Samuel 9:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:2)

וּלְבֵ֨ית שָׁא֥וּל עֶ֙בֶד֙ וּשְׁמ֣וֹ צִיבָ֔א וַיִּקְרְאוּ־ל֖וֹ אֶל־דָּוִ֑ד וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ אֵלָ֛יו הַאַתָּ֥ה צִיבָ֖א וַיֹּ֥אמֶר עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The House of Shaul had a slave, his name was Tsivoh, and they called him to [meet] Dovid. The king said to him, "Are you Tsivoh?" He said, "I am your servant."


###### II Samuel 9:3
[II Samuel 9:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:3)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הַאֶ֨פֶס ע֥וֹד אִישׁ֙ לְבֵ֣ית שָׁא֔וּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה עִמּ֖וֹ חֶ֣סֶד אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ ע֛וֹד בֵּ֥ן לִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן נְכֵ֥ה רַגְלָֽיִם׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king said, "Is there any man left of the House of Shaul [so that] I may render unto him the kindness of Elokim?" Tzivoh said to the king, "There is still a son left to Yohonoson [crippled with] broken legs."


###### II Samuel 9:4
[II Samuel 9:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:4)

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־ל֥וֹ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֵיפֹ֣ה ה֑וּא וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ הִנֵּה־ה֗וּא בֵּ֛ית מָכִ֥יר בֶּן־עַמִּיאֵ֖ל בְּל֥וֹ דְבָֽר׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king said to him, "Where is he?" Tsivoh said to the king, "He is in the house of Mochir, the son of Amiel in Lo Dvor"


###### II Samuel 9:5
[II Samuel 9:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:5)

וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֑ד וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ מִבֵּ֛ית מָכִ֥יר בֶּן־עַמִּיאֵ֖ל מִלּ֥וֹ דְבָֽר׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
King Dovid sent [for him] and took him from the house of Mochir, the son of Amiel from Lo Dvor.


###### II Samuel 9:6
[II Samuel 9:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:6)

וַ֠יָּבֹ֠א מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת בֶּן־יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן בֶּן־שָׁאוּל֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִד֙ מְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר הִנֵּ֥ה עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Mephivoshes, the son of Yohonoson, the son of Shaul came to Dovid. He fell on his face and prostrated himself. Dovid said, Mephivoshes? And he said, "Here is your servant."


###### II Samuel 9:7
[II Samuel 9:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:7)

וַיֹּ֩אמֶר֩ ל֨וֹ דָוִ֜ד אַל־תִּירָ֗א כִּ֣י עָשֹׂה֩ אֶעֱשֶׂ֨ה עִמְּךָ֥ חֶ֙סֶד֙ בַּֽעֲבוּר֙ יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן אָבִ֔יךָ וַהֲשִׁבֹתִ֣י לְךָ֔ אֶֽת־כׇּל־שְׂדֵ֖ה שָׁא֣וּל אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַתָּ֗ה תֹּ֥אכַל לֶ֛חֶם עַל־שֻׁלְחָנִ֖י תָּמִֽיד׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Dovid said to him, "Do not fear because I will render kindness unto you for the sake of your father Yohonoson. I will return to you the entire field [estate] of your father Shaul and you will eat bread at my table perpetually."


###### II Samuel 9:8
[II Samuel 9:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:8)

וַיִּשְׁתַּ֕חוּ וַיֹּ֖אמֶר מֶ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ כִּ֣י פָנִ֔יתָ אֶל־הַכֶּ֥לֶב הַמֵּ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּמֽוֹנִי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He [Mephivoshes] prostrated himself and said, "What [am I], your servant that you turned toward a dead dog like myself?"


###### II Samuel 9:9
[II Samuel 9:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:9)

וַיִּקְרָ֣א הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֶל־צִיבָ֛א נַ֥עַר שָׁא֖וּל וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֑יו כֹּל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה לְשָׁאוּל֙ וּלְכׇל־בֵּית֔וֹ נָתַ֖תִּי לְבֶן־אֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The king called Tzivoh Shaul's servant and said to him, "All that which belonged to Shaul and to his House, I have given to the son of your master.


###### II Samuel 9:10
[II Samuel 9:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:10)

וְעָבַ֣דְתָּ לּ֣וֹ אֶֽת־הָאֲדָמָ֡ה אַתָּה֩ וּבָנֶ֨יךָ וַעֲבָדֶ֜יךָ וְהֵבֵ֗אתָ וְהָיָ֨ה לְבֶן־אֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ לֶּ֙חֶם֙ וַאֲכָל֔וֹ וּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙ בֶּן־אֲדֹנֶ֔יךָ יֹאכַ֥ל תָּמִ֛יד לֶ֖חֶם עַל־שֻׁלְחָנִ֑י וּלְצִיבָ֗א חֲמִשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר בָּנִ֖ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים עֲבָדִֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
You will work the land for him, you, your children and your servants. You will bring in [the produce] and it will be food for the son of your master and he will eat it. And Mephivoshes, the son of your master. will always eat bread at my table." Tsivoh had fifteen sons and twenty slaves.


###### II Samuel 9:11
[II Samuel 9:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:11)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כְּכֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְצַוֶּ֜ה אֲדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ אֶת־עַבְדּ֔וֹ כֵּ֖ן יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת אֹכֵל֙ עַל־שֻׁלְחָנִ֔י כְּאַחַ֖ד מִבְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Tsivoh said to the king, "All that my master, the king commands his servant so will your servant do." "Mephivoshes will eat at my table like one of the sons of the king."


###### II Samuel 9:12
[II Samuel 9:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:12)

וְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁת בֵּן־קָטָ֖ן וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מִיכָ֑א וְכֹל֙ מוֹשַׁ֣ב בֵּית־צִיבָ֔א עֲבָדִ֖ים לִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Mephivoshes had a small son, his name was Michoh, all those who dwelled in the house of Tsivoh were slaves to Mephivoshes


###### II Samuel 9:13
[II Samuel 9:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Samuel/r/9:13)

וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁת יֹשֵׁב֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם כִּ֣י עַל־שֻׁלְחַ֥ן הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ תָּמִ֖יד ה֣וּא אֹכֵ֑ל וְה֥וּא פִסֵּ֖חַ שְׁתֵּ֥י רַגְלָֽיו׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Mephivoshes dwelled in Yerusholayim because he always ate at the King's table and he was lame [on] both his legs.