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New King James Version

2 Samuel 9:12

Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.

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.
New English Translation
Now Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Mica. All the members of Ziba's household were 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 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 And the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, "I have given to your master's son all that belonged to Saul and to all his house. 10 You therefore, and your sons and your servants, shall work the land for him, and you shall bring in the harvest, that your master's son may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread at my table always." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 Then Ziba said to the king, "According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so will your servant do." "As for Mephibosheth," said the king, "he shall eat at my table [fn] like one of the king's sons." 12 Mephibosheth had a young son whose name was Micha. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth. 13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.

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
And God said to Noah, "This is the sign of the covenant which I have established between Me and all flesh that is on the earth."
Genesis 9:23
But Shem and Japheth took a garment, laid it on both their shoulders, and went backward and covered the nakedness of their father. Their faces were turned away, and they did not see their father's nakedness.
Genesis 9:25
Then he said: "Cursed be Canaan; A servant of servants He shall be to his brethren."
Genesis 9:26
And he said: "Blessed be the LORD, The God of Shem, And may Canaan be his servant.
Genesis 9:28
And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
Genesis 17:11
and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
Exodus 12:13
Now the blood shall be a sign for you on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you; and the plague shall not be on you to destroy you when I strike the land of Egypt.
Exodus 13:16
It shall be as a sign on your hand and as frontlets between your eyes, for by strength of hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt."
Joshua 2:12
Now therefore, I beg you, swear to me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you also will show kindness to my father's house, and give me a true token,

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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