2 Samuel 16:4

And the king said to Siba, Behold, all Memphibosthe's property is thine. And Siba did obeisance and said, My lord, O king, let me find grace in thine eyes.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.

In Context

3And the king said, And where is the son of thy master? and Siba said to the king, Behold, he remains in Jerusalem; for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.

5And king David came to Baurim; and, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, and his name was Semei the son of Gera. He came forth and cursed as he went,

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 19:15One witness shall not + 19:15 Gr. remain.stand to testify against a man for any iniquity, or for any fault, or for any sin which he may commit; + 19:15 2 Cor. 13. 1. by the mouth of two witnesses, or by the mouth of three witnesses, shall every word be established.

2 Samuel 14:4So the woman of Thecoe went in to the king and fell upon her face to the earth, and did him obeisance, and said, + 14:4 Or, save.Help, O king, help.

2 Samuel 14:10And the king said, Who was it that spoke to thee? thou shalt even bring him to me, and one shall not touch + 14:10 q. d. thy son.him any more.

Proverbs 18:13Whoso answers a word before he hears a cause, it is folly and reproach to him.

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 →

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