2 Samuel 9:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 2 Samuel 9:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
2 Samuel 9:13 is a verse from the book of 2 Samuel in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
2 Samuel 9:13 — KJV
“So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.”
— 2 Samuel 9:13 (KJV)
2 Samuel 9:13 in Context — About the Book of 2 Samuel
2 Samuel covers David's reign — his triumphs, his devastating fall with Bathsheba, and his raw, honest walk back to God. It shows that even a man after God's own heart needs mercy, and that God's covenant love survives our worst chapters.
Cross-References for 2 Samuel 9:13
“And Adonibezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and there he died. their thumbs...: Heb. the thumbs of their hands and of their feet gathered: or, gleaned”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 9:13: jerusalem, eat, king
“And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, both small and great: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the LORD. both...: Heb. from small even unto great”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 9:13: jerusalem, eat, king
“And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions?”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 9:13: continually, king, table
“Then said Ziba unto the king, According to all that my lord the king hath commanded his servant, so shall thy servant do. As for Mephibosheth, said the king, he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 9:13: mephibosheth, eat, king
“And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?”
Shares key themes with 2 Samuel 9:13: eat, king, both
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