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David asks whether anyone remains from Saul’s house so that he may show kindness for Jonathan’s sake. He learns that Jonathan’s son Mephibosheth is alive and disabled in both feet. David restores Saul’s family land to him, assigns Ziba and his household to work it, and gives Mephibosheth a permanent place at the king’s table ‘as one of the king’s sons.’
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