And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-debar.
David had let Jonathan's memory slip from his mind for years, but now he stirs himself to make good his promise. Good men do not wait to be asked; they hunt out occasions to do good, especially to those in want who will not cry for help. He sought not merely to answer a petition, but to seek them out first.
AI summary
Commenting on 2 Samuel 9:1-8
Lodebar was a place in Gilead beyond Jordan, likely where Mephibosheth's mother's kinfolk dwelt; he lay hidden there in obscurity, for his friends feared David would have put him to death had they revealed his whereabouts. Some render the name itself as "without anything," signifying his poverty and destitution.
AI summary
Lo-debar - Supposed to have been situated beyond Jordan; but there is nothing certain known concerning it.