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After becoming king, David sends for the crippled grandson of Saul living in obscurity at Lo-debar and gives him a permanent seat at the royal table.
Years into his reign, David asks, "Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan's sake?" Ziba, a former servant of Saul, tells him about Mephibosheth — Jonathan's son, crippled in both feet since age five when his nurse dropped him fleeing the news of the disaster at Mount Gilboa. Mephibosheth has been hiding in obscurity at Lo-debar in Gilead, in the house of Makir son of Ammiel, terrified that a new king would kill any survivor of the previous dynasty.
David goes looking for anyone left from Saul's family — not to eliminate them, but to show them kindness. What he finds is a forgotten, disabled grandson living in obscurity. What happens next is one of the most beautiful pictures specific it could serve as a definition — someone who expected a death sentence getting an invitation to the king's table instead.
2 SamuelThe Battle of the AdvisorsTwo advisors pitch competing strategies to destroy David, and the objectively superior plan gets rejected — because God is quietly working behind the scenes. What follows is a spy thriller, a devastating suicide, and a surprising lesson about who shows up when a king has nothing left to offer.
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