The character of Mephibosheth well illustrates the effect of continued disaster, suspicion and treachery upon a sensitive mind.Henry Wallace. (exterminating the idol), the name borne by two members of the family of Saul --his son and his grandson. He hadn’t gotten dressed since David left, as a sign of sadness! Tidings of the disaster at Jezreel and the onsweep of the Philistines terrified the nurse. According to the biblical narrative (2 Samuel 4:4), Mephibosheth was 5 years old when both his father and grandfather died at the Battle of Mount Gilboa.After the deaths of Saul and Jonathan, Mephibosheth's nurse took him and fled in panic. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants. TAGSFailure / God's faithfulness / God's promises / Mephibosheth / power of grace. Being lame of the feet, Mephibosheth needed his donkey to go to David to support him, but Ziba ignored his order and left without him ( 2 Samuel 19: 26-28 ). Israel’s King, Saul. 13 So Mephibosheth dwelt in Jerusalem: for he did eat continually at the king’s table; and was lame on both his feet.” Years later, when one of David’s sons tried to steal the throne, David had to flee Jerusalem. Now when Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. Multi-Version Concordance Mephib'osheth (13 Occurrences). I hope the nanny found that grace and was able to rise above her failure because it was her actual failure that SAVED Mephibosheth. (WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV), 2 Samuel 9:11 Then said Ziba to the king, "According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your shall servant do." His life had lost all its value and meaning. His life is a series of disasters, disappointments, and anxieties. But the nanny never knew that. His name was Mephibosheth. (1) A son of Merib-baal or Mephibosheth (2 Samuel 9:12, the King James Version "Micha"). She was trying to SAVE him. In her haste, the child fell, or was dropped while fleeing. During the flight, Ziba, Mephibosheth’s servant arrived with provisions to help David. An old servant of Saul told him about Mephibosheth and David sent for him. Not till many days after did the lame prince get his chance to give David his own version of the story. In the King James Version it is sometimes spelled "Micha." Some years after this, when David had subdued all the adversaries of Israel, he began to think of the family of Jonathan, and discovered that Mephibosheth was residing in the house of Machir. ... Mephib'osheth's (1 Occurrence). .../z/ziba.htm - 14k, Rizpah (4 Occurrences)... Coal; hot stone, the daughter of Aiah, and one of Saul's concubines. The story: 13-12-29 AM I WANT TO KNOW MY BIBLE Page 4 A. David demonstrates his kindness to Mephibosheth in three ways. There he evidently married, for he had a son Mica when he returned later at David's request.