The Meaning of 2 Samuel 9:1 Explained

2 Samuel 9:1

KJV: And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

YLT: And David saith, 'Is there yet any left to the house of Saul, and I do with him kindness because of Jonathan?'

Darby: And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may shew him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

ASV: And David said, Is there yet any that is left of the house of Saul, that I may show him kindness for Jonathan's sake?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And David  said,  Is there yet  any that is left  of the house  of Saul,  that I may shew  him kindness  for Jonathan's  sake? 

What does 2 Samuel 9:1 Mean?

Study Notes

kindness
A lovely picture of salvation by grace.
(1) What grace is -- kindness to a helpless one for another's sake, 2 Samuel 1:1-3 ; 1 John 2:12 .
(2) Grace gives the highest place, 2 Samuel 1:11 . Ephesians 1:1-6 .
(3) Grace keeps the saved one, 2 Samuel 1:13 ; John 10:28 ; John 10:29 .

Context Summary

2 Samuel 9:1-13 - Kindness For Jonathan's Sake
This poor cripple at Lodebar never supposed that David would show him favor. Did he not belong to the rejected house of Saul? What could he expect from one whom his grandfather had hunted like a partridge on the mountains? Besides, his lameness made him unfit for court-life. We, like him, are the children of an apostate race; we have neither beauty nor worth to commend us. We may class together those two sentences: "What is thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?" and, "Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord," 2 Samuel 9:8 and Luke 5:8.
But Mephibosheth had been included in a covenant. He might be unaware of it, but David could not forget, 1 Samuel 20:14-16. For the sake of the beloved Jonathan, David treated his son as a blood-relation. Nothing in the course of events could alter the sacred word that David had sworn to his departed friend. Our own case is similar. We were chosen in Christ before the world began, predestined to be sons, included in the covenant between the Father and our Surety. Let us join with Paul in Ephesians 1:3. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 9

1  David by Ziba sends for Mephibosheth
7  For Jonathan's sake he restores to him all that was Saul's
9  He makes Ziba his farmer

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 9:1 mean?

And said David is there anyone still who is left of the house of Saul that I may show him kindness for sake of Jonathan
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֔ד הֲכִ֣י יֶשׁ־ ע֔וֹד אֲשֶׁ֥ר נוֹתַ֖ר לְבֵ֣ית שָׁא֑וּל וְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה עִמּוֹ֙ חֶ֔סֶד בַּעֲב֖וּר ؟ יְהוֹנָתָֽן

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
דָּוִ֔ד  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
יֶשׁ־  there  anyone 
Parse: Adverb
Root: יֵשׁ  
Sense: being, existence, substance, there is or are.
ע֔וֹד  still 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עֹוד  
Sense: a going round, continuance adv.
נוֹתַ֖ר  is  left 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יָתַר  
Sense: to be left over, remain, remain over, leave.
לְבֵ֣ית  of  the  house 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
שָׁא֑וּל  of  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
וְאֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה  that  I  may  show 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: עָשָׂה 
Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
חֶ֔סֶד  kindness 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֶסֶד 
Sense: goodness, kindness, faithfulness.
בַּעֲב֖וּר  for  sake 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֲבוּר  
Sense: for the sake of, on account of, because of, in order to conj.
؟ יְהוֹנָתָֽן  of  Jonathan 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יְהֹונָתָן  
Sense: a son of king Saul and a friend of David.