2 Samuel 9:7
And David said unto him, Fear not: for I will surely shew thee kindness for Jonathan thy father’s sake, and will restore thee all the land of Saul thy father; and thou shalt eat bread at my table continually.
Cross-reference
2 Samuel 9:1 records David's initial desire to show kindness for Jonathan's sake — the motivation behind the promise he makes in 9:7.
2 Samuel 9:3 identifies Mephibosheth as Jonathan's lame son — the specific recipient of the kindness David promises in 9:7.
2 Samuel 9:11 confirms Mephibosheth eats at David's table as promised — the direct fulfillment of the kindness David pledged in 9:7.
2 Samuel 9:10 continues the same account, explaining that Mephibosheth will always eat at David's table.
In 2 Samuel 9:13, this promise is fulfilled: Mephibosheth lives in Jerusalem and eats at the king's table always.
2 Samuel 19:28 shows Mephibosheth recalling that David set him among those at his table — a retrospective acknowledgment of the promise in 9:7.
2 Samuel 2:6 shows David's pattern of showing kindness — same 'chesed' as he shows Mephibosheth here.
Genesis 50:18-21 also features a powerful figure (Joseph) telling fearful brothers 'do not fear' and providing for them — a direct parallel to David's kindness to Mephibosheth.
In 1 Kings 2:7, David instructs Solomon to show kindness to Barzillai's sons and let them eat at his table — mirroring his own treatment of Mephibosheth.
In 2 Kings 25:29, Jehoiachin dines at the king's table daily after release, mirroring Mephibosheth's treatment.
In 1 Chronicles 19:2, David shows kindness to Hanun for his father's sake, just as he does for Jonathan's sake here.
In 2 Kings 8:6, a king restores land to a Shunammite woman, paralleling David restoring Saul's land to Mephibosheth.
In Esther 8:2, the king gives Haman's estate to Mordecai, paralleling David giving Saul's land to Mephibosheth.