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2 samuel 16:1-4

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2 Samuel 16:1-4

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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 an hundred bunches of raisins, and an 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 the wilderness may drink. 3. And the king said, And where [is] thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father. 4. 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.

2 Samuel 16:1-4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 16:1

Theological / Devotional

Ziba. See 2 Samuel 9. As David began his flight he was met by Ziba with a welcome present. Ziba knew that this was a time when he could ingratiate himself with David at slight expense.

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