KJV King James Version
And [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].
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2 Samuel 9:2
And [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].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.
WEB World English Bible
There was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” He said, “Your servant is he.”
ASV American Standard Version
And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was Ziba, and they called him unto David; and the king said unto him, Art thou Ziba? And he said, Thy servant is he.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the house of Saul hath a servant, and his name is Ziba, and they call for him unto David; and the king saith unto him, ‘Art thou Ziba?’ and he saith, ‘Thy servant.’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 9
1 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?
2 And [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].
3 And 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.
4 And 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.
5 Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.
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וּלְבֵ֨יתH1004 · betplaceשָׁא֥וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulעֶ֙בֶד֙H5650 · e.vedservant/slaveוּשְׁמ֣וֹH8034 · shemnameצִיבָ֔אH6717 · tsi.vaZibaוַיִּקְרְאוּ־H7121 · qa.rato call: call toל֖וֹH9033 · ohimאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)דָּוִ֑דH1732 · da.vidDavidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayהַמֶּ֧לֶךְH4428 · me.lekhkingאֵלָ֛יוH413 · elto(wards)הַאַתָּ֥הH859 · at.tahyou(m.s.)צִיבָ֖אH6717 · tsi.vaZibaוַיֹּ֥אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃H5650 · e.vedservant/slave
Cross-references
2 Samuel 16:1-4And when David was a little past the top [of the hill], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.2 Samuel 19:17And [there were] a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went over Jordan before the king.Genesis 15:2-3And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this Eliezer of Damascus?Genesis 39:6And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was [a] goodly [person], and well favoured.Genesis 24:2And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:2 Samuel 19:27-29And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king; but my lord the king [is] as an angel of God: do therefore [what is] good in thine eyes.
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