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2 Samuel 9:12

Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba's household were Mephibosheth's servants.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Friendship;   Hospitality;   Kindness;   Micah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Bible Stories for Children;   Children;   Home;   Pleasant Sunday Afternoons;   Religion;   Stories for Children;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Jonathan;   Mephibosheth;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Vengeance;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Micha;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Micah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Manaen;   Mica;   Micah;   Micha;   Samuel, Books of;   Ziba;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Mephibosheth;   Mica;   Micah, Micaiah;   Samuel, Books of;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Mephibosheth ;   Micah ;   Micha ;   Ziba ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jonathan;   Mephibosheth;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Mi'cha;   Zi'ba;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Jonathan (2);   Mephibosheth;   Mica;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Micah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All those living in Ziba’s house were Mephibosheth’s servants.
Hebrew Names Version
Mefivoshet had a young son, whose name was Mikha. All that lived in the house of Tziva were servants to Mefivoshet.
King James Version
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
Lexham English Bible
Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micah, and all of the dwelling of the household of Ziba became servants for Mephibosheth.
English Standard Version
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba's house became Mephibosheth's servants.
New Century Version
Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. Everyone in Ziba's family became Mephibosheth's servants.
Amplified Bible
Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba's house were servants to Mephibosheth.
New American Standard Bible
Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. And all who lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Mephibosheth also had a yong sonne named Micha, and all that dwelled in the house of Ziba, were seruants vnto Mephibosheth.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. And all who lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
Complete Jewish Bible
M'fivoshet had a young son whose name was Mikha. Everyone living in Tziva's house was a servant of M'fivoshet.
Darby Translation
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
Easy-to-Read Version
Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. All the people in Ziba's family became Mephibosheth's servants.
George Lamsa Translation
And Mephibosheth had a little son, whose name was Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
Good News Translation
Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. All the members of Ziba's family became servants of Mephibosheth.
Literal Translation
And Mephibosheth had a young son, and his name was Micha. And everyone living in Ziba's house were servants to Mephibosheth.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Mephiboseth had a yoge sonne, whose name was Micha. But all yt dwelt in the house of Siba, serued Mephiboseth.
American Standard Version
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
Bible in Basic English
And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. And all the people living in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Miphiboseth had a sonne that was young, named Micha: and al that dwelt in the house of Ziba, were seruauntes vnto Miphiboseth.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Now Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
King James Version (1611)
And Mephibosheth had a yong sonne whose name was Micha: and all that dwelt in the house of Ziba, were seruants vnto Mephibosheth.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Memphibosthe had a little son, and his name was Micha: and all the household of Siba were servants to Memphibosthe.
English Revised Version
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
Berean Standard Bible
And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Myphibosech hadde a litil sone, Mycha bi name; sotheli al the meyne of the hows of Siba seruyde Myphibosech.
Young's Literal Translation
And Mephibosheth hath a young son, and his name [is] Micha, and every one dwelling in the house of Ziba [are] servants to Mephibosheth.
Update Bible Version
And Mephibaal had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were slaves to Mephibaal.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name [was] Micah. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba [were] servants to Mephibosheth.
World English Bible
Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All that lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
New King James Version
Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.
New Living Translation
Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica. From then on, all the members of Ziba's household were Mephibosheth's servants.
New Life Bible
Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba's house were Mephibosheth's servants.
New Revised Standard
Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. And all who lived in Ziba's house became Mephibosheth's servants.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, Mephibosheth, had a little son, whose name, was Micha. And, all that dwelt in the house of Ziba, were servants unto Mephibosheth.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Miphiboseth had a young son whose name was Micha: and all that kindred of the house of Siba served Miphiboseth.
Revised Standard Version
And Mephib'osheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in Ziba's house became Mephib'osheth's servants.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. And all who lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

Contextual Overview

9 Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul's attendant, and said to him, "Everything that belonged to Saul and to his entire house I hereby give to your master's grandson. 10 You will cultivate the land for him—you and your sons and your servants. You will bring its produce and it will be food for your master's grandson to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master's grandson, will be a regular guest at my table." (Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.) 11 Ziba said to the king, "Your servant will do everything that my lord the king has instructed his servant to do." So Mephibosheth was a regular guest at David's table, just as though he were one of the king's sons. 12 Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba's household were Mephibosheth's servants. 13 Mephibosheth was living in Jerusalem, for he was a regular guest at the king's table. But both his feet were crippled.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

son: 1 Chronicles 8:8, 1 Chronicles 8:34-40, 1 Chronicles 9:40-44, Micah

servants: Micah 7:5, Micah 7:6

Cross-References

Genesis 9:17
So God said to Noah, "This is the guarantee of the covenant that I am confirming between me and all living things that are on the earth."
Genesis 9:23
Shem and Japheth took the garment and placed it on their shoulders. Then they walked in backwards and covered up their father's nakedness. Their faces were turned the other way so they did not see their father's nakedness.
Genesis 9:25
So he said, "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves he will be to his brothers."
Genesis 9:26
He also said, "Worthy of praise is the Lord , the God of Shem! May Canaan be the slave of Shem!
Genesis 9:28
After the flood Noah lived 350 years.
Genesis 17:11
You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder of the covenant between me and you.
Exodus 12:13
The blood will be a sign for you on the houses where you are, so that when I see the blood I will pass over you, and this plague will not fall on you to destroy you when I attack the land of Egypt.
Exodus 13:16
It will be for a sign on your hand and for frontlets on your forehead, for with a mighty hand the Lord brought us out of Egypt."
Joshua 2:12
So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the Lord 's name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledge

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name [was] Micha,.... What his age was is not said from him sprung a progeny of several generations, 1 Chronicles 8:34;

and all that dwelt in the house Ziba [were] servants to Mephibosheth; his sons and his servants.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Mephibosheth was five years old at Saul’s death. He may have been thirteen at David’s accession to the throne of Israel. In the eighth year of David’s reign over all Israel he would have been twenty-one. His having a son at this time indicates that we are about the 10th year of David’s reign.

Micha - Or Micah; who, as far as we know, was Mephibosheth’s only son, and had a numerous posterity (marginal references).


 
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