Discovery Box2 Samuel 9:1 
ContextDavid 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 19:34
Context19:34 Barzillai replied to the king, “How many days do I have left to my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
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.”
