A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.4.4; son of: Jonathan (H3083H); father of: Micah (H4318H); also called Merib-baal at 1Ch.8.34; 9.40; § Mephibosheth = "exterminating the idol" 1) grandson of Saul and son of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul's concubine; he and his brother Armoni were among the 7 victims surrendered by David to the Gibeonites to avert a famine 2) son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul 2a) also 'Merib-baal'
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H4648 — מְפִיבֹשֶׁת
me.phi.vo.shet · Mephibosheth · Hebrew/Aramaic
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2 Samuel 4:4 · מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the news came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it happened, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.2 Samuel 9:6 · מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת · מְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁתMephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face, and showed respect. David said, “Mephibosheth.” He answered, “Behold, your servant!”2 Samuel 9:10 · וּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙You shall till the land for him, you, and your sons, and your servants; and you shall bring in the harvest, that your master’s son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth your master’s son shall eat bread always at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.2 Samuel 9:11 · וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתThen Ziba said to the king, “According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your shall servant do.” So Mephibosheth ate at the king’s table, like one of the king’s sons.2 Samuel 9:12 · וְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁת · לִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All that lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.2 Samuel 9:13 · וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתSo Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem; for he ate continually at the king’s table. He was lame in both his feet.2 Samuel 16:1 · מְפִי־ · בֹ֖שֶׁתWhen David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.2 Samuel 16:4 · לִמְפִי־ · בֹ֑שֶׁתThen the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that pertains to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I do obeisance. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”2 Samuel 19:24 · וּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king; and he had neither groomed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came home in peace.2 Samuel 19:25 · מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃It happened, when he had come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, “Why didn’t you go with me, Mephibosheth?”2 Samuel 19:30 · מְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙Mephibosheth said to the king, “Yes, let him take all, because my lord the king has come in peace to his own house.”2 Samuel 21:7 · מְפִי־ · בֹ֖שֶׁתBut the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Yahweh’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.2 Samuel 21:8 · מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתBut the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite.