Lo-debar was also considered a ghetto town in biblical times. Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan was living in Lo-debar at the house of Machir, son of Ammiel, who was possibly a brother to David's wife Bathsheba (see 1 Chronicles 3 verse 5).
Lo-debar was also viewed as an enclosed town in biblical times. Mephibosheth, Jonathan's offspring, dwelled in Lo-debar at the abode of Machir, Ammiel's son, who possibly shared a familial connection with David's spouse Bathsheba (see 1 Chronicles 3 verse 5).