¹⁰ You shall till the land for him, you, and your sons, and your servants; and you shall bring in [the fruits], that your master's son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread always at my table." Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

⁷ David said to him, "Don't be afraid of him; for I will surely show you kindness for Jonathan your father's sake, and will restore you all the land of Saul your father; and you shall eat bread at my table continually."

²⁸ For all my father's house were but dead men before my lord the king; yet you set your servant among those who ate at your own table. What right therefore have I yet that I should cry any more to the king?

¹¹ Then said Ziba to the king, According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so shall your servant do. As for Mephibosheth, [said the king], he shall eat at my table, as one of the king's sons.

¹² Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All that lived in the house of Ziba were servants to Mephibosheth.

¹³ So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem; for he ate continually at the king's table. He was lame in both his feet.

²⁹ and changed his prison garments. [Jehoiachin] ate bread before him continually all the days of his life:

¹⁵ When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, "Blessed is he who will feast in the Kingdom of God!"