³ And the king said, Is there anyone of Saul's family still living, to whom I may be a friend in God's name? And Ziba said, There is a son of Jonathan, whose feet are damaged.

⁴ Now Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son whose feet were damaged. He was five years old when news of the death of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel, and the woman who took care of him took him up and went in flight: and while she was getting him away as quickly as she was able, he had a fall and his feet were damaged. His name was Mephibosheth.

³⁷ And because of his love for your fathers, he took their seed and made it his, and he himself, present among you, took you out of Egypt by his great power;

¹⁵ But the Lord had delight in your fathers and love for them, marking out for himself their seed after them, even you, from all peoples, as at this day.

¹⁴ And may you, while I am still living, O may you be kind to me, as the Lord is kind, and keep me from death!

¹⁵ And let not your mercy ever be cut off from my family, even when the Lord has sent destruction on all David's haters, cutting them off from the face of the earth.

¹⁶ And if it comes about that the name of Jonathan is cut off from the family of David, the Lord will make David responsible.

¹⁷ And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.

²⁶ And he said in answer, Because of the deceit of my servant, my lord king: for I, your servant, said to him, You are to make ready an ass and on it I will go with the king, for your servant has not the use of his feet.

⁴⁴ But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you;

⁴⁵ So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner.

³⁶ Be full of pity, even as your Father is full of pity.

³ For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

⁴ But when the mercy of God our Saviour, and his love to man was seen,