2 SAMUEL 16:4 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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.”
Then the king said to Ziba, Behold, all that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours — And Ziba said, I pay homage — let me ever find favor in your sight, my lord the king — David, in gratitude and perhaps belief in Ziba's accusation, grants him all Mephibosheth's property. This decision, made in haste during crisis, will prove unjust. Ziba's prostration and oath of allegiance complete the manipulation. David's judgment, normally sound, fails him when he is emotionally displaced and materially grateful.
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