2 Samuel 16:4
2 “Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
3 “Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”
So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
5 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the family of the house of Saul was just coming out. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and as he approached, he kept yelling out curses.
6 He threw stones at David and at all the servants of the king, though the troops and all the mighty men were on David’s right and left.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”
- ASV
- Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, O king.
- DARBY
- And the king said to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained to Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly bow myself: may I find favour in thy sight, my lord, O king.
- BLB
- And the king said to Ziba, “Behold, unto you [is] all that [is] unto Mephibosheth.” And Ziba said, “I humbly bow before you [that] I may find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
- ÅB
- Da sa kongen til Siba: Du skal få alt det som Mefiboset har. Og Siba sa: Jeg kaster meg til jorden; la meg finne nåde for min herre kongens øyne!
- OTB
- Så sa kongen til Siba, "Se, alt som tilhørte Mefibosjet er nå ditt." Og Siba sa, "Jeg bøyer meg for deg; må jeg finne nåde i dine øyne, min herre kongen."
- B1930
- Da sa kongen til Siba: Du skal få alt det som Mefiboset har. Og Siba sa: Jeg kaster mig til jorden; la mig finne nåde for min herre kongens øine!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 18:13
He who answers a matter before he hears it— this is folly and disgrace to him.
Read in contextProverbs 18:17
The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
Read in contextExodus 23:8
Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
Read in contextProverbs 19:2
Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 19:15
A lone witness is not sufficient to establish any wrongdoing or sin against a man, regardless of what offense he may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Read in context2 Samuel 14:22
Joab fell facedown in homage and blessed the king. “Today,” said Joab, “your servant knows that he has found favor with you, my lord the king, because the king has granted his request.”
Read in context2 Samuel 14:4
When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell facedown in homage and said, “Help me, O king!”
Read in context2 Samuel 14:10–11
“If anyone speaks to you,” said the king, “bring him to me, and he will not trouble you again!”
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