4Then 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.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that is first in his own cause seemeth just; but his neighbour cometh and searcheth him.
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
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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