Mephibosheth

[ muh-fib-uh-sheth ]

/ məˈfɪb əˌʃɛθ /

a son of Jonathan, and the grandson of Saul. II Sam 4:4.

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Question 1 of 7

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The history of Mephibosheth, Jonathan's son, had been a sad one.
The Expositor's Bible: The Second Book of Samuel|W. G. Blaikie
The nurse let the young son of Jonathan, Mephibosheth, fall to the ground when she heard the news of Gilboa.
The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI)|Max Duncker
Mephibosheth, how prejudicially soever misrepresented, yet rejoiceth that the King is come in Peace to his own house.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2|Egerton Ryerson
At first it seems to Romeo Augustus like Mephibosheth's death-knell.
Harper's Young People, March 23, 1880|Various

You may say as Mephibosheth said to David: "Let the world take all, my king is coming again in peace."
Practical Religion|John Charles Ryle