14 Sing aloud, O daughter of Zion;
shout, O Israel!
Rejoice and exult with
all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away the judgments against
you;
he has cleared away your
enemies.
1 And
David said, “Is there still anyone left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's
sake?” 2 Now there was a servant of the house of Saul
whose name was Ziba, and they
called him to David. And the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I
am your servant.” 3 And the king said, “Is there not still someone of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?” Ziba
said to the king, “There is still a son of Jonathan;
he is crippled in his feet.”4 The
king said to him, “Where is he?” And Ziba said to the king, “He is in the house
of Machir the son of Ammiel, at
Lo-debar.” 5 Then King David sent and brought him from the
house of Machir the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your
midst;
you shall never again
fear evil.
16 On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Fear not, O Zion;
let not your hands grow
weak.
17 The Lord your God is in your midst,
a mighty one who will
save;
he will rejoice over you
with gladness;
he will quiet you by his
love;
he will exult over you
with loud singing.
6 And Mephibosheth
the son of Jonathan, son of Saul, came to David and fell on his face and paid
homage. And David said, “Mephibosheth!” And he answered, “Behold, I am your
servant.”7 And
David said to him, “Do not fear, for
I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan, and I will
restore to you all the land of Saul your father, and you shall eat at my table always.” 8 And he
paid homage and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog such as I?”
19 Behold, at that time I will deal
with all your oppressors.
And I will save the lame
and gather the outcast,
and I will change their shame into praise
and renown in all the
earth.
20 At that time I will bring you in,
at the time when I gather
you together;
for I will make you
renowned and praised
among all the peoples of
the earth,
when I restore your
fortunes
before your eyes,” says
the Lord
18 I will gather those of you who mourn for the festival,
so that you will no
longer suffer reproach.
9 Then the
king called Ziba, Saul's servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul
and to all his house I have given to your master's grandson. 10 And you
and your sons and your servants shall till the land for him and shall bring in
the produce, that your master's grandson may have bread to eat. But
Mephibosheth your master's grandson shall
always eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen
sons and twenty servants. 11 Then Ziba said to the king,
“According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so will your
servant do.” So Mephibosheth ate
at David's table, like one of the
king's sons.
(2 Samuel
9:1-11 & Zephaniah 3:14-20, ESV; emphasis mine)
