It seems that jqGrid removes the original <table></table>from the DOM and replaces it or forgets the link (I did not see that it is difficult).
, , , .. $('table#my-grid'). , .
div . jqGrid colModel colNames.
grid.empty();
delete grid[0].grid;
$('#gbox_my-grid').replaceWith(grid);
grid.jqGrid(options);
, <table>. , jqGrid.
jQuery DataTables , jqGrid.