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David Gives Orders Fob Mephibosheth's CaRev. 9. Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, who may have resided upon the property of the family of Saul at Gibeah as steward, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house, thereby giving him all the rights of the sole heir.
v. 10. Thou, therefore, and thy sons and thy servants shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, have entire charge of the farm-lands and be responsible for the crop, that thy master's son may have food to eat, that his house or family might be taken care of; but Mephibosheth, thy master's son, shall eat bread alway at my table, he personally was to have this honor of dining daily at the king's table. Now, Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants, he was therefore in a position to manage so large an estate as that hereby transferred to Mephibosheth.
v. 11. Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table as one of the king's sons. Ziba repeated the exact words of the king, to show his full agreement and ready obedience. He thought it expedient to show himself as tractable as possible, in order to get into David's good graces.
v. 12. And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha, 1Ch_8:34. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth, they took care of the estate at Gibeah, according to David's orders.
v. 13. So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem; for he did eat continually at the king's table, as David had arranged, a companion of the royal family in the house and at the table; and was lame on both his feet. David's manner of acting was noble, truly royal in showing such kindness to Mephibosheth, a type of the loving-kindness and tender mercies of his great descendant, Jesus Christ, in His care for all those who are poor, miserable, and heavy laden.