2 Samuel 9:5

So King David had him brought from the house of Machir son of Ammiel in Lo-debar.

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KJV

Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo–debar.

ASV

Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo-debar.

YLT

And king David sendeth, and taketh him out of the house of Machir son of Ammiel, of Lo-Debar,

DBT

And king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar.

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Then King David sent,.... Messengers; it may be Ziba, none being more proper than he that knew him, and where he was: and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar; they demanded him in the king's name, and being delivered to them, they brought him from thence to Jerusalem.

John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed

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David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul--On inquiry, Saul's land steward was found, who gave information that there still survived Mephibosheth, a son of Jonathan who was five years old at his father's death, and whom David, then wandering in exile, had never seen.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

And he that watereth shall be watered also himself, Prov. xi. Mephibosheth presented himself to David with all the respect that was due to his character. Lame as he was, he fell on his face, and did homage,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.

About this book

David Mourns the Death of Absalom — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.

Canon: Old Testament
Author: Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
Date: Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign