3And 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house. …
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Lover and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintance into darkness.
He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)We read before how kind David was to Mephibosheth the son of Jonathan, how he prudently entrusted his servant Ziba with the management of his estate, while he generously entertained him at his own table, 2 Sam. 9:10. This matter was well settled; but, it seems, Ziba is not content to be manager, he longs to be master, of Mephibosheth’s estate. Now, he thinks, is his time to make himself so; if he…
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