2 Samuel 9:4 meaning and explanation

“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”

2 Samuel 9:4, Berean Standard Bible

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David has just learned from Ziba that a son of Jonathan survives, and his question in this verse presses the search further. Lo-debar was a town east of the Jordan, and Machir son of Ammiel evidently gave the lame Mephibosheth shelter there.

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