Bible Verses About Kings: Exercised great hospitality

And when the king sat down upon his chair, (according to custom) which was beside the wall, Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and David's place appeared empty.

And Saul said nothing that day, for he thought it might have happened to him, that he was not clean, nor purified.

And when the second day after the new moon was come, David's place appeared empty again. And Saul said to Jonathan, his son: Why cometh not the son of Isai to meat neither yesterday, nor to day?

And David said to him: Fear not, for I will surely shew thee mercy for Jonathan thy father's sake, and I will restore the lands of Saul the father, and thou shalt eat bread at my table always.

He bowed down to him, and said: Who am I thy servant, that thou shouldst look upon such a dead dog as I am?

Then the King called Siba the servant of Saul, and said to him: All that belonged to Saul, and all his house, I have given to thy master's son.

Thou therefore and the sons and thy servants shall till the land for him: and thou shalt bring in food for thy master's son, that he may be maintained: and Miphiboseth the son of thy master shall always eat bread at my table. And Siba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

And Siba said to the king: As thou my lord the hast commanded thy servant, so will thy servant do: and Miphiboseth shall eat at my table, as one of the sons of the King.

And Miphiboseth had a young son whose name was Micha: and all that kindred of the house of Siba served Miphiboseth.

But Miphiboseth dwelt in Jerusalem: because he ate always of the king's table: and he was lame of both feet.