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2 Samuel 16:1-4

David and Ziba

1 When David had passed a little beyond ^athe summit, ^bZiba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, bearing two hundred loaves of bread, ^ca hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a skin of wine. 2 And the king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, ^d“The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who ^efaint in the wilderness to drink.” 3 And the king said, “And where is your master’s son?” ^fZiba said to the king, “Behold, he remains in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will give me back the kingdom of my father.’” 4 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.”