2 Samuel 16:4
Then the king said to Ziba, Truly everything which was Mephibosheth's is yours. And Ziba said, I give honour to my lord, may I have grace in your eyes, my lord, O king!
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Deuteronomy 19:15One witness may not make a statement against a man in relation to any sin or wrongdoing which he has done: on the word of two or three witnesses a question is to be judged.
2 Samuel 14:4And the woman of Tekoa came to the king, and falling on her face, gave him honour and said, Give me help, O king.
2 Samuel 14:10And the king said, If anyone says anything to you, make him come to me, and he will do you no more damage.
Proverbs 18:13To give an answer before hearing is a foolish thing and a cause of shame.
Proverbs 19:2Further, without knowledge desire is not good; and he who is over-quick in acting goes out of the right way.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 16:2-5
Ziba's Calumny. ( b. c. 1023.) 1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in… Read the whole commentary →