2 Samuel 9
- 1And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
- 2And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him to David, the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant is he.
- 3And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
- 4And the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
- 5Then king David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
- 6Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, See your servant!
- 7And David said to him, Do not fear. For I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore you all the land of Saul your father. You shall eat bread at my table continually.
- 8And he bowed himself, and said, What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?
- 9Then 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.
- 10You therefore, and your sons, and your servants, shall till the land for him, and you shall bring in the fruits, that your master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread always at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
- 11Then Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall your servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.
- 12And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
- 13So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem. For he ate continually at the king's table. Was lame on both his feet.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of 2 Samuel 9 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
GIGAKJVAnd David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?
KJVAnd there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
GIGAKJVAnd there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba. And when they had called him to David, the king said to him, Are you Ziba? And he said, Your servant is he.
KJVAnd the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may shew the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
GIGAKJVAnd the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? And Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
KJVAnd the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
GIGAKJVAnd the king said to him, Where is he? And Ziba said to the king he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
KJVThen king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
GIGAKJVThen king David sent, and brought him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
KJVNow when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
GIGAKJVNow when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephibosheth. And he answered, See your servant!
KJVAnd David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father's sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
GIGAKJVAnd David said to him, Do not fear. For I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore you all the land of Saul your father. You shall eat bread at my table continually.
KJVAnd he bowed himself, and said, What is thy servant, that thou shouldest look upon such a dead dog as I am?
GIGAKJVAnd he bowed himself, and said, What is your servant, that you should look on such a dead dog as I am?
KJVThen the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.
GIGAKJVThen 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.
KJVThou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
GIGAKJVYou therefore, and your sons, and your servants, shall till the land for him, and you shall bring in the fruits, that your master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread always at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
KJVThen 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.
GIGAKJVThen Ziba said to the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall your servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.
KJVAnd Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.
GIGAKJVAnd Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.
KJVSo Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.
GIGAKJVSo Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem. For he ate continually at the king's table. Was lame on both his feet.
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