2 Samuel 16:4

2 Samuel 16:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Then the king said to Ziba, “All that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.” “I humbly bow,” Ziba said. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)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."
• New King James Version (NKJV)So the king said to Ziba, “Here, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” And Ziba said, “I humbly bow before you, that I may find favor in your sight, my lord, O king!”

Context of 2 Samuel 16:4

2The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household (family) to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine is for anyone to drink who becomes weary in the wilderness.” 3Then the king said, “And where is your master’s son [Mephibosheth]?” Ziba 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.’ ” Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is [now] yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down [in honor and gratitude]; let me find favor in your sight, O my lord the king.” 5When King David came to Bahurim, a man named Shimei, the son of Gera, came out from there. He was of the family of Saul’s household and he was cursing continually as he came out. 6He threw stones at David and at all the servants of King David; yet all the people and all the warriors remained on his right and on his left.

2 Samuel 16:4 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לְצִבָ֔א הִנֵּ֣ה לְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לִמְפִי־בֹ֑שֶׁת וַיֹּ֤אמֶר צִיבָא֙ הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֔יתִי אֶמְצָא־חֵ֥ן בְּעֵינֶ֖יךָ אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• to Zibaצִיבָאtsîybâ' · ZibaH6717
• unto Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹשֶׁתmephîybôsheth mephibôsheth · MephiboshethH4648
• I humblyשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
• I may findמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• graceחֵןchên · favorH2580
• in thy sightעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: seeingH5869
• my lordאָדוֹן'âdôn 'âdôn · lordH113

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 16:4

• 2 Samuel 14:10The king said, “If anyone speaks to you [about this matter], bring him to me [for judgment], and he will not touch you again.”
• Exodus 23:8“You shall not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the testimony and the cause of the righteous.
• Deuteronomy 19:15“A single witness shall not appear in a trial against a man for any wrong or any sin which he has committed; [only] on the testimony or evidence of two or three witnesses shall a charge be confirmed.
• Proverbs 18:13He who answers before he hears [the facts]— It is folly and shame to him.
• Proverbs 19:2Also it is not good for a person to be without knowledge, And he who hurries with his feet [acting impulsively and proceeding without caution or analyzing the consequences] sins (misses the mark).
• 2 Samuel 14:4When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she bowed with her face to the ground and lay herself down, and said, “Help, O king.”

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 16:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Thine are all - This conduct of David was very rash; he spoiled an honorable man to reward a villain, not giving himself time to look into the circumstances of the case. But David was in heavy afflictions, and these sometimes make even a wise man mad. Nothing should be done rashly; he who is in the habit of obeying the first impulse of his passions or feelings, will seldom do a right action, and never keep a clear conscience.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Ziba was lying to David for his own benefit. Later, Mephibosheth told the truth about what happened (2 Samuel 19:24–30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-42Sa 16:1-4. Ziba, by False Suggestions, Claims His Master's Inheritance. 1. Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him--This crafty man, anticipating the certain failure of Absalom's conspiracy, took steps to prepare for his future advancement on the restoration of the king. a bottle of wine--a large goatskin vessel. Its size made the supply of wine proportioned to the rest of his present.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 16:4

• Ark
• Confiscation
• King
• Mephibosheth
• Rashness
• Servant
• Ziba

In the dictionaries

• Mephibosheth
• Bahurim
• Bible, the
• David
• Horse
• Israel, History of
• Samuel, Books of
• Solomon
• Ziba

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings