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2 Samuel 9:1

Then David asked, "Is anyone still left from the family of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?"

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Friendship;   Kindness;   Mephibosheth;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Brotherly Kindness;   Children;   Gratitude;   Gratitude-Ingratitude;   Home;   Kindness;   Kindness-Cruelty;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jonathan;   Mephibosheth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - David;   Lo-Debar;   Machir;   Mephibosheth;   Samuel, Books of;   Ziba;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Mephibosheth;   Samuel, Books of;   Ziba;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jonathan;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Mephibosheth;   Samuel, Books of;   Ziba;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for March 26;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David asked, “Is there anyone remaining from the family of Saul I can show kindness to for Jonathan’s sake?”
Hebrew Names Version
David said, Is there yet any who is left of the house of Sha'ul, that I may show him kindness for Yonatan's sake?
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?
Lexham English Bible
Then David said, "Is there still anyone who is left for the house of Saul that I may show loyal love to him for the sake of Jonathan?"
English Standard Version
And David said, "Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
New Century Version
David asked, "Is anyone still left in Saul's family? I want to show kindness to that person for Jonathan's sake!"
Amplified Bible
And David said, "Is there still anyone left of the house (family) of Saul to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
New American Standard Bible
Then David said, "Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul, so that I could show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid sayde, Is there yet any man left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him mercie for Ionathans sake?
Legacy Standard Bible
Then David said, "Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him lovingkindness for Jonathan's sake?"
Contemporary English Version
One day, David thought, "I wonder if any of Saul's family are still alive. If they are, I will be kind to them, because I made a promise to Jonathan."
Complete Jewish Bible
David inquired, "Is there anyone still alive from the family of Sha'ul, to whom, for Y'honatan's sake, I can show kindness?"
Darby Translation
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?
Easy-to-Read Version
David asked, "Is there anyone still left in Saul's family? I want to show kindness to this person. I want to do it for Jonathan."
George Lamsa Translation
AND David said, Is there yet any one left of the house of Saul, that I may show kindness to him for Jonathans sake?
Good News Translation
One day David asked, "Is there anyone left of Saul's family? If there is, I would like to show him kindness for Jonathan's sake."
Literal Translation
And David said, Is there yet any left to the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness because of Jonathan?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid sayde: Remayneth there yet eny man of Sauls house, that I maye do mercy vpon him for Ionathas sake?
American Standard Version
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
Bible in Basic English
And David said, Is there still anyone of Saul's family living, so that I may be a friend to him, because of Jonathan?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid sayde: Is there yet any man left of ye house of Saul? For I wil shewe him mercie for Ionathans sake.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David said: 'Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?'
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindnesse for Ionathans sake?
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David said, Is there yet any one left in the house of Saul, that I may deal kindly with him for Jonathan’s sake?
English Revised 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?
Berean Standard Bible
Then David asked, "Is there anyone left from the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for the sake of Jonathan?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Dauid seide, Whether ony man is, that lefte of the hows of Saul, that Y do mercy with hym for Jonathas?
Young's Literal Translation
And David saith, `Is there yet any left to the house of Saul, and I do with him kindness because of Jonathan?'
Update Bible Version
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
Webster's Bible Translation
And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
World English Bible
David said, Is there yet any who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
New King James Version
Now David said, "Is there still anyone who is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
New Living Translation
One day David asked, "Is anyone in Saul's family still alive—anyone to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
New Life Bible
Then David said, "Is there anyone left of the family of Saul, to whom I may show kindness because of Jonathan?"
New Revised Standard
David asked, "Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I may show kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David said, Is there yet one left unto the house of Saul, - that I may show him lovingkindness, for the sake of, Jonathan?
Douay-Rheims Bible
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?
Revised Standard Version
And David said, "Is there still any one left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"
THE MESSAGE
One day David asked, "Is there anyone left of Saul's family? If so, I'd like to show him some kindness in honor of Jonathan."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then David said, "Is there yet anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?"

Contextual Overview

1 Then David asked, "Is anyone still left from the family of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?" 2 Now there was a servant from Saul's house named Ziba, so he was summoned to David. The king asked him, "Are you Ziba?" He replied, "At your service." 3 The king asked, "Is there not someone left from Saul's family, that I may extend God's kindness to him?" Ziba said to the king, "One of Jonathan's sons is left; both of his feet are crippled." 4 The king asked him, "Where is he?" Ziba told the king, "He is at the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar. 5 So King David had him brought from the house of Makir son of Ammiel in Lo Debar. 6 When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed low with his face toward the ground. David said, "Mephibosheth?" He replied, "Yes, at your service." 7 David said to him, "Don't be afraid, because I will certainly extend kindness to you for the sake of Jonathan your father. I will give back to you all the land that belonged to your grandfather Saul, and you will be a regular guest at my table." 8 Then Mephibosheth bowed and said, "Of what importance am I, your servant, that you show regard for a dead dog like me?"

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

show him: 2 Samuel 1:26, 1 Samuel 18:1-4, 1 Samuel 20:14-17, 1 Samuel 20:42, 1 Samuel 23:16-18, 1 Kings 2:7, Proverbs 27:10, Matthew 10:42, Matthew 25:40, Mark 9:41, John 19:26, John 19:27, Philemon 1:9-12, 1 Peter 3:8

Reciprocal: Genesis 40:14 - show Joshua 2:14 - when the Lord Ruth 2:20 - hath not 1 Samuel 18:3 - made a covenant 1 Samuel 20:15 - thou shalt 1 Samuel 23:18 - General 2 Samuel 9:7 - for I will 1 Chronicles 19:2 - I will show Proverbs 17:17 - General Proverbs 18:24 - that hath Isaiah 32:8 - the liberal Philemon 1:10 - my son

Cross-References

Genesis 1:22
God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth."
Genesis 2:3
God blessed the seventh day and made it holy because on it he ceased all the work that he had been doing in creation.
Genesis 8:17
Bring out with you all the living creatures that are with you. Bring out every living thing, including the birds, animals, and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth. Let them increase and be fruitful and multiply on the earth!"
Genesis 9:3
You may eat any moving thing that lives. As I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
Genesis 9:4
But you must not eat meat with its life (that is, its blood) in it.
Genesis 9:7
But as for you, be fruitful and multiply; increase abundantly on the earth and multiply on it."
Genesis 9:19
These were the sons of Noah, and from them the whole earth was populated.
Genesis 10:32
These are the families of the sons of Noah, according to their genealogies, by their nations, and from these the nations spread over the earth after the flood.
Genesis 24:60
They blessed Rebekah with these words: "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands! May your descendants possess the strongholds of their enemies."
Psalms 112:1
Praise the Lord ! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord , who takes great delight in keeping his commands.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David said,.... To some of his courtiers:

is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul? which question was put by him, not in order to destroy them, lest they should disturb his government, as was usual with other princes, and especially such who got their crowns by usurpation; but to prevent any suspicion of that kind in the persons he inquired of, he adds,

that I may show him kindness, for Jonathan's sake? not for Saul's sake, who had been his implacable enemy, though he had sworn to him that he would not cut off his seed; but for Jonathan's sake, his dear friend, whose memory was precious to him. Some of the Jewish writers have thought, because this follows upon the account given of the officers of David, both in his camp and court, that this question was occasioned by a thought that came into his mind, while he was appointing officers, that if there were any of Saul's family, and especially any descendant of Jonathan, that was fit for any post or office, he would put him into one; but this seems to be a long time after David had settled men in his chief offices; for Mephibosheth, after an inquiry found out, was but five years of age when his father was slain, and so but twelve when David was made king over all Israel, and yet now he was married, and had a young son, 2 Samuel 9:12; so that it was a long time after David was established in the kingdom that he thought of this; which is to be imputed to his being engaged so much in war, and having such a multiplicity of business on his hands.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER IX

David inquires after the family of Jonathan, and is informed

of Mephibosheth his son, 1-4.

He sends for him and gives him all the land of Saul, 5-8;

and appoints Ziba the servant of Saul, and his family, to till

the ground for Mephibosheth, 9-13.

NOTES ON CHAP. IX

Verse 2 Samuel 9:1. Is there yet any that is left — David recollecting the covenant made with his friend Jonathan, now inquires after his family. It is supposed that political considerations prevented him from doing this sooner. Reasons of state often destroy all the charities of life.


 
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