2 Samuel 16:2-4

Modern English Version

² The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these things?”

Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the household of the king to ride. The bread and the summer fruit are for the servants to eat. The wine is for those who become weary in the wilderness to drink.”

³ The king said, “And where is your master’s son?”

Ziba said to the king, “He is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today they will return to me the house of Israel and my father’s kingdom.’ ”

⁴ Then David said to Ziba, “Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.”

Ziba replied, “I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight, my lord the king.”