¹And David [beloved] said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Sha’ul [desired] , that I may show him kindness for Y’honatan [Yehovah has Given] ’s sake?

²And [there was] of the house of Sha’ul [desired] a servant whose name [was] Tziva [statue] . And when they had called him unto David [beloved] , the king said unto him, [Are] youi Tziva [statue] ? And he said, Your1s servant [is he] .

³And the king said, [Is] there not yet any of the house of Sha’ul [desired] , that I may show the kindness of God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] unto him? And Tziva [statue] said unto the king, Y’honatan [Yehovah has Given] has yet a son, [which is] lame on [his] feet.

⁴And the king said unto him, Where [is] he? And Tziva [statue] said unto the king, Behold, he [is] in the house of Makhir [Sold] , the son of ‘Ammi’el [my kinsman is God] [My Kinsman is God] , in Lo-D’var [not a pasture] .

⁵Then king David [beloved] sent, and fetched him out of the house of Makhir [Sold] , the son of ‘Ammi’el [my kinsman is God] [My Kinsman is God] , from Lo-D’var [not a pasture] .

⁶Now when M’fivoshet [exterminating the idol] , the son of Y’honatan [Yehovah has Given] , the son of Sha’ul [desired] , was come unto David [beloved] , he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David [beloved] said, M’fivoshet [exterminating the idol] . And he answered, Behold youi servant!

⁷And David [beloved] said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely show youi kindness for Y’honatan [Yehovah has Given] youri father’s sake, and will restore youi all the land of Sha’ul [desired] youri father; and youi shall eat bread at my table continually.

⁸And he bowed himself, and said, What [is] youri servant, that youi should look upon such a dead dog as I [am] ?

⁹Then the king called to Tziva [statue] , Sha’ul’s [desired] servant, and said unto him, I have given unto youri master’s son all that pertained to Sha’ul [desired] and to all his house.

¹⁰youi therefore, and youri sons, and youri servants, shall till the land for him, and youi shall bring in [the fruits] , that youri master’s son may have food to eat: but M’fivoshet [exterminating the idol] youri master’s son shall eat bread always at my table. Now Tziva [statue] had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

¹¹Then said Tziva [statue] unto the king, According to all that my lord the king has commanded his servant, so shall youri servant do. As for M’fivoshet [exterminating the idol] , [said the king] , he shall eat at my table, as one of the king’s sons.

¹²And M’fivoshet [exterminating the idol] had a young son, whose name [was] Mikha [who is like God?] . And all that dwelt in the house of Tziva [statue] [were] servants unto M’fivoshet [exterminating the idol] .

¹³So M’fivoshet [exterminating the idol] dwelt in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] : for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.