Mephibosheth (Easton)

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Exterminator of shame; i.e., of idols. The name of Saul's son by the concubine Rizpah (q.v.), the daughter of Aiah. He and his brother Armoni were with five others 'hanged on a hill before the Lord' by the Gibeonites, and their bodies exposed in the sun for five months (2 Samuel 21:8-10 ). The son"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter M Bible Dictionaries Mephibosheth Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Mephaath Next Entry Merab Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Concordances Nave Topical Bible Mephibosheth Thompson Chain Reference Mephibosheth Dictionaries American Tract Society Mephibosheth Easton's Bible Dictionary Mephibosheth Fausset Bible Dictionary Mephibosheth Holman Bible Dictionary Mephibosheth Hitchcock Bible Names Mephibosheth Hastings' BibleDictionary Mephibosheth Morrish Bible Dictionary Mephibosheth Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary Mephibosheth People's Bible Dictionary Mephibosheth Smith Bible Dictionary Mephibosheth Whyte's Bible Characters Mephibosheth Wilson's Bible Types Mephibosheth Encyclopedias International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Mephibosheth Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia Mephibosheth McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Mephibosheth The Jewish Encyclopedia Mephibosheth Lexicons מְפִיבֹשֶׁת , מְפִי־בֹשֶׁת Exterminator of shame; i.e., of idols. The name of Saul's son by the concubine Rizpah (q.v.), the daughter of Aiah. He and his brother Armoni were with five others "hanged on a hill before the Lord" by the Gibeonites, and their bodies exposed in the sun for five months ( 2 Samuel 21:8-10 ). The son of Jonathan, and grandson of Saul ( 2 Samuel 4:4 ). He was but five years old when his father and grandfather fell on Mount Gilboa. The child's nurse hearing of this calamity, fled with him from Gibeah, the royal residence, and stumbling in her haste, the child was thrown to the ground and maimed in both his feet, and ever after was unable to walk (19:26). He was carried to the land of Gilead, where he found a refuge in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, at Lo-debar, by whom he was brought up. 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. Thither he sent royal messengers, and brought him and his infant son to Jerusalem, where he ever afterwards resided ( 2 Samuel 9 ). When David was a fugitive, according to the story of Ziba ( 2 Samuel 16:1-4 ) Mephibosheth proved unfaithful to him, and was consequently deprived of half of his estates; but according to his own story, however (19:24-30), he had remained loyal to his friend. After this incident he is only mentioned as having been protected by David against the vengeance the Gibeonites were permitted to execute on the house of Saul (21:7). He is also called Merib-baal ( 1 Chronicles 8:34 ; 9:40 ). (See ZIBA .)

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)