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.
What does 2 Samuel 16:2 mean?
Ziba belied Mephibosheth. Great men ought always to be jealous of flatterers, and to be careful that they hear both sides.
Key themes
Anxiety and fearJustice and mercyDavidic covenantSin and judgment
Read with
Keep this verse inside 2 Samuel 16:1-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.
Glossary
- Ziba Person
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Post; statue, “a servant of the house of Saul” ( 2 Sam. 9:2 ), who informed David that Mephibosheth, a son of Jonathan, was alive.