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2 Samuel 9:5

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Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, from Lo Debar.

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The Kingdom of David and SolomonThe united kingdom of Israel at its height under kings David and Solomon.

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Jerusalem was David’s royal city and the political center of his kingdom. From there he sent for Mephibosheth from Lo-debar, showing that the king’s covenant loyalty to Jonathan was exercised from the seat of Davidic rule.

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2 Samuel 9:5 mentions Jerusalem.

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