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Douay-Rheims Bible

2 Samuel 9:12

And Miphiboseth had a young son whose name was Micha: and all that kindred of the house of Siba served Miphiboseth.

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 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.
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 called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him: All that belonged to Saul, and all his house, I have given to thy master’s son. 10 Thou therefore and the sons and thy servants shall till the land for him: and thou shalt bring in food for thy master’s son, that he may be maintained: and Miphiboseth the son of thy master shall always eat bread at my table. And Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. 11 And Siba said to the king: As thou my lord the hast commanded thy servant, so will thy servant do: and Miphiboseth shall eat at my table, as one of the sons of the King. 12 And Miphiboseth had a young son whose name was Micha: and all that kindred of the house of Siba served Miphiboseth. 13 But Miphiboseth dwelt in Jerusalem: because he ate always of the king’s table: and he was lame of both 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 Noe: This shall be the sign of the covenant, which I have established, between me and all flesh upon the earth.
Genesis 9:23
But Sem and Japheth put a cloak upon their shoulders, and going backward, covered the nakedness of their father: and their faces were turned away, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.
Genesis 9:25
He said: Cursed be Chanaan, a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren.
Genesis 9:26
And he said: Blessed be the Lord God of Sem, be Chanaan his servant.
Genesis 9:28
And Noe lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.
Genesis 17:11
And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, that it may be for a sign of the covenant between me and you.
Exodus 12:13
And the blood shall be unto you for a sign in the houses where you shall be; and I shall see the blood, and shall pass over you; and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I shall strike the land of Egypt.
Exodus 13:16
And it shall be as a sign in thy hand, and as a thing hung between thy eyes, for a remembrance: because the Lord hath brought us forth out of Egypt by a strong hand.
Joshua 2:12
Now, therefore, swear ye to me by the Lord, that as I have shewed mercy to you, so you also will shew mercy 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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