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 4:10
Context4:10 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!
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.”
