Parallel 2SA 9:0

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KJB-1611 1 Dauid by Ziba, sendeth for Mephibosheth. 7 For Ionathans sake he intertaineth him at his table, and restoreth him all that was Sauls. 9 He maketh Ziba his farmour.
(1 David by Ziba, sendeth/sends for Mephibosheth. 7 For Yonathans sake he intertaineth him at his table, and restoreth him all that was Sauls. 9 He maketh Ziba his farmour.)

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2 Samuel 9 General Notes

Religious and Cultural Concepts in This Chapter

David’s vow

David determined to fulfill his vow to Jonathan to care for Jonathan’s descendants. (See: fulfill and vow and restore)

Translation Issues in This Chapter

Rhetorical question and metaphor

Jonathan’s son expressed his surprise and feeling of unworthiness with a rhetorical question: “What is your servant, that you should look with favor on such a dead dog as I am?” and by a metaphor comparing himself to “a dead dog.” (See: figs-rquestion and figs-metaphor)