The Meaning of 2 Samuel 9:12 Explained

2 Samuel 9:12

KJV: And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.

YLT: And Mephibosheth hath a young son, and his name is Micha, and every one dwelling in the house of Ziba are servants to Mephibosheth.

Darby: And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

ASV: And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants unto Mephibosheth.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Samuel 9:12?

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WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 9:12 mean?

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What is the context of 2 Samuel 9:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name [was] Micha. And all that dwelt in the house of Ziba [were] servants unto Mephibosheth.

What does 2 Samuel 9:12 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Samuel 9:1-13 - Kindness For Jonathan's Sake

This poor cripple at Lodebar never supposed that David would show him favor. Did he not belong to the rejected house of Saul? What could he expect from one whom his grandfather had hunted like a partridge on the mountains? Besides, his lameness made him unfit for court-life. We, like him, are the children of an apostate race; we have neither beauty nor worth to commend us. We may class together those two sentences: "What is thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?" and, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord," 2 Samuel 9:8 and Luke 5:8.

But Mephibosheth had been included in a covenant. He might be unaware of it, but David could not forget, 1 Samuel 20:14-16. For the sake of the beloved Jonathan, David treated his son as a blood-relation. Nothing in the course of events could alter the sacred word that David had sworn to his departed friend. Our own case is similar. We were chosen in Christ before the world began, predestined to be sons, included in the covenant between the Father and our Surety. Let us join with Paul in Ephesians 1:3. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 9

¹ David by Ziba sends for Mephibosheth
⁷ For Jonathan's sake he restores to him all that was Saul's
⁹ He makes Ziba his farmer

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 9:12 mean?

And Mephibosheth had a son young and whose name [was] Mica And all who dwelt in the house of Ziba [were] servants of Mephibosheth

וְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁת בֵּן־ קָטָ֖ן וּשְׁמ֣וֹ מִיכָ֑א וְכֹל֙ מוֹשַׁ֣ב בֵּית־ צִיבָ֔א עֲבָדִ֖ים לִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת

וְלִמְפִיבֹ֥שֶׁת	And Mephibosheth had
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת Sense: 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.
בֵּן־	a son
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
קָטָ֖ן	young
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: קָטָן Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant.
וּשְׁמ֣וֹ	and whose name [was]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: name.
מִיכָ֑א	Mica
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מִיכָא Sense: son of Mephibosheth.
וְכֹל֙	And all
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
מוֹשַׁ֣ב	who dwelt
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מֹושָׁב Sense: seat, assembly, dwelling-place, dwelling, dwellers.
בֵּית־	in the house
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בַּיִת Sense: house.
צִיבָ֔א	of Ziba
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: צִיבָא Sense: a servant of Saul whom David made steward of Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth.
עֲבָדִ֖ים	[were] servants
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: עֶבֶד Sense: slave, servant.
לִמְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת	of Mephibosheth
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מְפִיבֹשֶׁת Sense: 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.

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