8. Mephibosheth bowed down ⌊again⌋ and answered, “Who am I that you would look at a dead dog like me?”
9. Then the king called for Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.
10. You, your sons, and your servants should farm the land for him and harvest ⌊the crops⌋ so that your master’s family will have food to eat. However, your master’s grandson Mephibosheth will always eat at my table.” (Ziba had 15 sons and 20 servants.)
11. Ziba responded, “I will do everything you’ve commanded, Your Majesty.” From then on, Mephibosheth ate at David’s table as one of the king’s sons.