Who is Mefiboset?

Answer 1

The Spanish spelling of Mephibosheth, the name given to two Hebrews whose history is recorded in the Bible:

(1.) The name of Saul's son by the concubine Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. During the reign of King David, some members of Saul's family were punished for what had been done unto the Gibeonites. 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 Sam. 21:8-9).

(2.) The son of Jonathan, and grandson of King Saul. He became lame in his feet when he was five years old when his father and grandfather fell in the Battle of Mount Gilboa. The child's nurse hearing of this calamity, fled with the boy from Gibeah, the royal residence, and stumbled in her haste, dropping the child on the ground, causing his paralyzing (2 Sam. 4:4). 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. Later, King David gave him a home in Jerusalem and even invited him to eat at the king's table whenever he wanted, all because he was the last remaining son of David's best friend, Jonathan (2 Sam. 9:1-13 and 19:24-30).

Answer 2

Mefibosheth, also known as Mephibosheth, was the son of Jonathan and the grandson of King Saul in The Bible. He became disabled at a young age and was later brought to King David, who showed him kindness and allowed him to eat at his table despite his disability.