2 Samuel 9:1

David Finds Mephibosheth

9:1 ¹ Then David asked, “Is anyone still left from the family ²  of Saul, so that I may extend kindness to him for the sake of Jonathan?”

2 Samuel 4:10

4:10 when someone told me that Saul was dead – even though he thought he was bringing good news ³  – I seized him and killed him in Ziklag. That was the good news I gave to him!

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¹ sn 2 Samuel 9–20 is known as the Succession Narrative. It is a literary unit that describes David’s efforts at consolidating his own kingdom following the demise of King Saul; it also provides the transition to subsequent leadership on the part of David’s successor Solomon.

² tn Heb “house.”

³ tn Heb “and he was like a bearer of good news in his eyes.”