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׃And to Jonathan son of Saul is a son—lame; he was a son of five years at the coming in of the rumour of the death of Saul and Jonathan, out of Jezreel, and his nurse lifteth him up, and fleeth, and it cometh to pass in her hasting to flee, that he falleth, and becometh lame, and his name is Mephibosheth.2 Samuel 9:6 · מְפִיבֹ֨שֶׁת · מְפִיבֹ֔שֶׁתand Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, cometh unto David, and falleth on his face, and doth obeisance, and David saith, ‘Mephibosheth;’ and he saith, ‘Lo, thy servant.’2 Samuel 9:10 · וּמְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙and thou hast served for him the land, thou and thy sons, and thy servants, and hast brought in, and there hath been to the son of thy lord bread, and he hath eaten it; and Mephibosheth son of thy lord doth eat continually bread at my table;’ and Ziba hath fifteen sons and twenty servants.2 Samuel 9:11 · וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתAnd Ziba saith unto the king, ‘According to all that my lord the king commandeth his servant, so doth thy servant;’ as to Mephibosheth, ‘he is eating at my table (saith the king) as one of the sons of the king.’2 Samuel 9:12 · וְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁת · לִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃And Mephibosheth hath a young son, and his name is Micha, and every one dwelling in the house of Ziba are servants to Mephibosheth.2 Samuel 9:13 · וּמְפִיבֹ֗שֶׁתAnd Mephibosheth is dwelling in Jerusalem, for at the table of the king he is eating continually, and he is lame of his two feet.2 Samuel 16:1 · מְפִי־ · בֹ֖שֶׁתAnd David hath passed on a little from the top, and lo, Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth—to meet him, and a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer-fruit, and a bottle of wine.2 Samuel 16:4 · לִמְפִי־ · בֹ֑שֶׁתAnd the king saith to Ziba, ‘Lo, thine are all that Mephibosheth hath;’ and Ziba saith, ‘I have bowed myself—I find grace in thine eyes, my lord, O king.’2 Samuel 19:24 · וּמְפִבֹ֙שֶׁת֙And Mephibosheth son of Saul hath come down to meet the king—and he prepared not his feet, nor did he prepare his upper lip, yea, his garments he washed not, even from the day of the going away of the king, till the day that he came in peace—2 Samuel 19:25 · מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת׃and it cometh to pass, when he hath come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king saith to him, ‘Why didst thou not go with me, Mephibosheth?’2 Samuel 19:30 · מְפִיבֹ֙שֶׁת֙And Mephibosheth saith unto the king, ‘Yea, the whole let him take, after that my lord the king hath come in peace unto his house.’2 Samuel 21:7 · מְפִי־ · בֹ֖שֶׁתand the king hath pity on Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of Jehovah that is between them, between David and Jonathan son of Saul;2 Samuel 21:8 · מְפִבֹ֑שֶׁתand the king taketh the two sons of Rizpah daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth, and the five sons of Michal daughter of Saul whom she bare to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite,