13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king's table; and was lame on both his feet.
13 And Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king's table; he was lame in both feet.
13 So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, for he ate always at the king's table. Now he was lame in both his feet.
13 Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, taking all his meals at the king's table. He was lame in both feet.
13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem, for he ate continually at the king's table. And he was lame in both his feet.
13 And Mephibosheth, who was crippled in both feet, lived in Jerusalem and ate regularly at the king's table.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 9:13
Commentary on 2 Samuel 9:9-13
(Read 2 Samuel 9:9-13)
As David was a type of Christ, his Lord and Son, his Root and Offspring, let his kindness to Mephibosheth remind us of the kindness and love of God our Saviour to fallen man, to whom he was under no obligation, as David was to Jonathan. The Son of God seeks this lost and ruined race, who sought not after him. He comes to seek and to save them!