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I told him, ‘Saddle my donkey so I can go with the king.’ For as you know I am crippled. <a href="/esv/2_samuel/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for your servant said to him, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ For your servant is lame. <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> “My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ But my servant Ziba deceived me, <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/19.htm">King James Bible</a> And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame. <a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/19.htm">New King James Version</a> And he answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go to the king,’ because your servant is lame. <a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> So he said, “My lord the king, my servant betrayed me; for your servant said, ‘I will saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ since your servant cannot walk. <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> So he answered, &#8220O my lord, the king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, &#8216I will saddle a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go with the king,&#8217 because your servant is lame. <a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> So he answered, “O my lord, the king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame. <a href="/lsb/2_samuel/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So he answered, “O my lord, the king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame. <a href="/amp/2_samuel/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He said, “My lord the king, my servant [Ziba] betrayed me; for I said, ‘Saddle a donkey for me so that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ for your servant is lame [but he took the donkeys and left without me]. <a href="/csb/2_samuel/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “My lord the king,” he replied, “my servant Ziba betrayed me. Actually your servant said, ‘I’ll saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride it and go with the king’—for your servant is lame. <a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> My lord the king,&#8221 he replied, &#8220my servant Ziba betrayed me. Actually your servant said: &#8216I&#8217ll saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride it and go with the king—for your servant is lame. <a href="/asv/2_samuel/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame. <a href="/cev/2_samuel/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> He answered, "Your Majesty, you know I can't walk. I told my servant to saddle a donkey for me so I could go with you. But my servant left without me, and <a href="/erv/2_samuel/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame. <a href="/gwt/2_samuel/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> He answered, "My servant deceived me, Your Majesty. Since I am disabled, I said, 'Saddle the donkey for me, and I'll ride on it and go with the king.' <a href="/gnt/2_samuel/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> He answered, "As you know, Your Majesty, I am crippled. I told my servant to saddle my donkey so that I could ride along with you, but he betrayed me. <a href="/isv/2_samuel/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> He replied, "Well, your majesty, since your servant is lame, I told myself, 'I'll have my donkey saddled and I'll ride on it so I can leave with the king.' But my servant Ziba deceived me <a href="/msb/2_samuel/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> ?My lord the king,? he replied, ?because I am lame, I said, ?I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.? But my servant Ziba deceived me, <a href="/net/2_samuel/19.htm">NET Bible</a> He replied, "My lord the king, my servant deceived me! I said, 'Let me get my donkey saddled so that I can ride on it and go with the king,' for I am lame. <a href="/nheb/2_samuel/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> So he answered, "My lord king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said to him, ?Saddle a donkey for me so that I may ride on it and go with the king,? for your servant is lame. <a href="/wbt/2_samuel/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride on it, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame. <a href="/web/2_samuel/19.htm">World English Bible</a> He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, ‘I will saddle a donkey for myself, that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ because your servant is lame. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And he says, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for your servant said, I saddle the donkey for myself, and ride on it, and go with the king, for your servant [is] lame; <a href="/ylt/2_samuel/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he saith, 'My lord, O king, my servant deceived me, for thy servant said, I saddle for me the ass, and ride on it, and go with the king, for thy servant is lame; <a href="/slt/2_samuel/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he will say, My lord the king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle for me the ass, and I will ride upon it, and I will go to the king; for thy servant is lame.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_samuel/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he answering, said: My lord, O king, my servant despised me: for I thy servant spoke to him to saddle me an ass, that I might get on and go with the king: for I thy servant am lame. <a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And in response, he said: “My lord the king, my servant spurned me. And I, your servant, spoke to him so that he might saddle a donkey for me, and I might climb upon it and go with the king. For I, your servant, am lame. <a href="/nabre/2_samuel/19.htm">New American Bible</a> He replied: “My lord king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said to him, ‘Saddle the donkey for me, that I may ride on it and go with the king’; your servant is lame. <a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He answered, “My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for your servant said to him, ‘Saddle a donkey for me, so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ For your servant is lame.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Mephibosheth answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for I said to him, Saddle me an ass that I may ride upon it and go with my lord the king; because your servant is lame. <a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Maphibshath said to him: “My Lord King, my Servant deceived me, for I said to him, ‘Mount me on the donkey. I will ride upon him and I shall go with my Lord the King’, because your Servant is lame<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_samuel/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And he answered: 'My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said: I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame. <a href="/sep/2_samuel/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Memphibosthe said to him, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me; for thy servant said to him, Saddle me the ass, and I will ride upon it, and go with the king; for thy servant is lame. <a href="/parallel/2_samuel/19-26.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=5817" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/19.htm">Mephibosheth Excused</a> …25And he came from Jerusalem to meet the king, who asked him, “Mephibosheth, why did you not go with me?” 26<a href="/hebrew/113.htm" title="113: ’ă·ḏō·nî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Lord. Or adon; from an unused root; sovereign, i.e. Controller.">“My lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king,”</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">he replied,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">“because</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·de·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/6455.htm" title="6455: p̄is·sê·aḥ (Adj-ms) -- Lame. From pacach; lame.">am lame,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·də·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2543.htm" title="2543: ha·ḥă·mō·wr (Art:: N-ms) -- A male ass. Or chamor; from chamar; a male ass.">‘I will have my donkey</a> <a href="/hebrew/lî (Prep:: 1cs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2280.htm" title="2280: ’eḥ·bə·šāh- (V-Qal-Imperf.Cohort-1cs) -- To bind, bind on, bind up. A primitive root; to wrap firmly; figuratively, to stop, to rule.">saddled</a> <a href="/hebrew/7392.htm" title="7392: wə·’er·kaḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cs) -- To mount and ride, ride. A primitive root; to ride; causatively, to place upon, to despatch.">so that I may ride</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·hā (Prep:: 3fs) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on it</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·’ê·lêḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cs) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">and go</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">the king.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: ‘aḇ·dî (N-msc:: 1cs) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">But my servant Ziba</a> <a href="/hebrew/7411.htm" title="7411: rim·mā·nî (V-Piel-Perf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To hurl, to shoot, to delude, betray. A primitive root; to hurl; specifically, to shoot; figuratively, to delude or betray.">deceived me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> 27and he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. Yet my lord the king is like the angel of God, so do what is good in your eyes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_samuel/9-6.htm">2 Samuel 9:6-8</a> And when Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he fell facedown in reverence. Then David said, “Mephibosheth!” “I am your servant,” he replied. / “Do not be afraid,” said David, “for surely I will show you kindness for the sake of your father Jonathan. I will restore to you all the land of your grandfather Saul, and you will always eat at my table.” / Mephibosheth bowed down and said, “What is your servant, that you should show regard for a dead dog like me?” <a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">2 Samuel 16:1-4</a> When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine. / “Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.” / “Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’” ... <a href="/2_samuel/4-4.htm">2 Samuel 4:4</a> And Jonathan son of Saul had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the report about Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. His nurse picked him up and fled, but as she was hurrying to escape, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth. <a href="/2_samuel/9-11.htm">2 Samuel 9:11-13</a> And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons. / And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth. / So Mephibosheth lived in Jerusalem, because he always ate at the king’s table, and he was lame in both feet. <a href="/1_kings/2-7.htm">1 Kings 2:7</a> But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom. <a href="/1_samuel/20-14.htm">1 Samuel 20:14-17</a> And as long as I live, treat me with the LORD’s loving devotion, that I may not die, / and do not ever cut off your loving devotion from my household—not even when the LORD cuts off every one of David’s enemies from the face of the earth.” / So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, “May the LORD hold David’s enemies accountable.” ... <a href="/1_samuel/18-3.htm">1 Samuel 18:3</a> Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself. <a href="/1_samuel/9-21.htm">1 Samuel 9:21</a> Saul replied, “Am I not a Benjamite from the smallest tribe of Israel, and is not my clan the least of all the clans of Benjamin? So why would you say such a thing to me?” <a href="/1_samuel/24-6.htm">1 Samuel 24:6</a> So he said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the LORD’s anointed. May I never lift my hand against him, since he is the LORD’s anointed.” <a href="/1_samuel/26-9.htm">1 Samuel 26:9</a> But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can extend a hand against the LORD’s anointed and be guiltless?” <a href="/1_kings/1-29.htm">1 Kings 1:29</a> And the king swore an oath, saying, “As surely as the LORD lives, who has redeemed my life from all distress, <a href="/1_kings/2-8.htm">1 Kings 2:8-9</a> Keep an eye on Shimei the son of Gera, the Benjamite from Bahurim who is with you. He called down bitter curses against me on the day I went to Mahanaim, but when he came down to meet me at the Jordan, I swore to him by the LORD: ‘I will never put you to the sword.’ / Now therefore, do not hold him guiltless, for you are a wise man. You know what you ought to do to him to bring his gray head down to Sheol in blood.” <a href="/1_chronicles/29-24.htm">1 Chronicles 29:24</a> All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon. <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Psalm 41:9</a> Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. <a href="/psalms/55-12.htm">Psalm 55:12-14</a> For it is not an enemy who insults me; that I could endure. It is not a foe who rises against me; from him I could hide. / But it is you, a man like myself, my companion and close friend. / We shared sweet fellowship together; we walked with the crowd into the house of God.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for your servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because your servant is lame.I will saddle<a href="/2_samuel/16-2.htm">2 Samuel 16:2,3</a> 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… thy servant<a href="/2_samuel/4-4.htm">2 Samuel 4:4</a> And Jonathan, Saul's son, had a son that was lame of his feet. He was five years old when the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel, and his nurse took him up, and fled: and it came to pass, as she made haste to flee, that he fell, and became lame. And his name was Mephibosheth.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/11-23.htm">Betrayed</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-25.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/1_samuel/28-12.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-13.htm">Lame</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-22.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/2_samuel/16-2.htm">Ride</a> <a href="/judges/5-10.htm">Saddle</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-23.htm">Saddled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-20.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/17-19.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/2_samuel/9-13.htm">Use</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-17.htm">Ziba</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_kings/2-40.htm">Ass</a> <a href="/psalms/73-15.htm">Betrayed</a> <a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">Deceit</a> <a href="/job/6-15.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-40.htm">Donkey</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-10.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/job/29-15.htm">Lame</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-33.htm">Ride</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-13.htm">Saddle</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-40.htm">Saddled</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-27.htm">Servant</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-8.htm">Thereon</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-48.htm">Use</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-29.htm">Ziba</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 19</div>1. <a href="/2_samuel/19-1.htm">Joab causes the king to cease his mourning</a> 9. <a href="/2_samuel/19-9.htm">The Israelites are earnest to bring the king back</a> 11. <a href="/2_samuel/19-11.htm">David sends to the priest to incite them of Judah</a> 18. <a href="/2_samuel/19-18.htm">Shimei is pardoned</a> 24. <a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">Mephibosheth excused</a> 32. <a href="/2_samuel/19-32.htm">Barzillai dismissed, and Chimham his son taken into the king's family</a> 41. <a href="/2_samuel/19-41.htm">The Israelites expostulate with Judah for bringing home the king without them</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>“My lord the king,” he replied, This phrase reflects the respect and submission shown to King David, a common practice in ancient Near Eastern cultures where kings were seen as God's appointed rulers. The use of "lord" indicates a recognition of authority and a plea for favor. This respect is consistent with the biblical principle of honoring those in authority (<a href="/romans/13.htm">Romans 13:1</a>).“because I am lame, The speaker, Mephibosheth, was the son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul. His lameness is a result of an accident when he was a child (<a href="/2_samuel/4-4.htm">2 Samuel 4:4</a>). In the cultural context, physical disabilities often led to marginalization, yet David showed kindness to Mephibosheth, reflecting God's compassion for the marginalized (<a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Psalm 146:9</a>).I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and go with the king.’ This statement indicates Mephibosheth's intention to accompany David during his flight from Absalom. The donkey was a common mode of transport for those who could not walk, and his desire to join David shows loyalty. This loyalty is reminiscent of the devotion expected of followers of Christ, who are called to take up their cross and follow Him (<a href="/matthew/16-24.htm">Matthew 16:24</a>).But my servant Ziba deceived me, Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, had previously misrepresented Mephibosheth to David, claiming that Mephibosheth was disloyal (<a href="/2_samuel/16-3.htm">2 Samuel 16:3</a>). This deception highlights themes of betrayal and false witness, which are condemned in the Ten Commandments (<a href="/exodus/20-16.htm">Exodus 20:16</a>). The situation also parallels the betrayal of Jesus by Judas, showing the pain of being wronged by those close to us.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/mephibosheth.htm">Mephibosheth</a> The son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul, who was lame in both feet. He was a recipient of King David's kindness and lived in Jerusalem, eating at the king's table. 2. <a href="/topical/k/king_david.htm">King David</a> The second king of Israel, known for his heart for God and his complex reign, which included both triumphs and personal failures. 3. <a href="/topical/z/ziba.htm">Ziba</a> The servant of Mephibosheth, who deceived David by misrepresenting Mephibosheth's loyalty during Absalom's rebellion. 4. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The capital city of Israel, where David reigned and where Mephibosheth resided. 5. <a href="/topical/a/absalom's_rebellion.htm">Absalom's Rebellion</a> A significant event where David's son Absalom attempted to overthrow his father, leading to a period of turmoil and division in the kingdom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/i/integrity_in_adversity.htm">Integrity in Adversity</a> Mephibosheth's situation teaches us the importance of maintaining integrity and truthfulness, even when others deceive or misrepresent us. <a href="/topical/d/discernment_in_leadership.htm">Discernment in Leadership</a> David's interaction with Mephibosheth and Ziba highlights the need for leaders to seek wisdom and discernment, especially when faced with conflicting reports. <a href="/topical/t/the_impact_of_deception.htm">The Impact of Deception</a> Ziba's deceit serves as a warning about the destructive power of lies and the importance of honesty in our relationships. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_to_the_vulnerable.htm">God's Faithfulness to the Vulnerable</a> Despite his physical limitations and the betrayal he faced, Mephibosheth's account reminds us of God's care and provision for those who are vulnerable. <a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_reconciliation.htm">Forgiveness and Reconciliation</a> David's eventual reconciliation with Mephibosheth illustrates the power of forgiveness and the restoration of relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 19</a> <a href="/q/who_was_ithamar_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Obed-Edom in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_david's_promise_to_shimei_change.htm">How can 2 Samuel 19:18-23 reconcile David's promise to spare Shimei with later biblical texts (e.g., 1 Kings 2:8-9) commanding his execution?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_david_sneak_into_saul's_camp.htm">How could David and Abishai enter Saul's camp and take his spear and water jug unnoticed by 3,000 soldiers? (1 Samuel 26:7-12)</a> <a href="/q/what_does_inri_mean.htm">What is the meaning of the letters INRI?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(26) My servant deceived me.--It now appears that the two asses laden with provisions which Ziba had brought to David in his flight (<a href="/context/2_samuel/16-1.htm" title="And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.">2Samuel 16:1-2</a>) were those which he had been ordered to prepare for his master. When Ziba had stolen away with these, Mephibosheth was left helpless in his lameness. Most of the ancient versions read "said to him, Saddle," &c., but the sense is plain enough as the text stands.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 26. - Thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass. This would mean, "Thy servant purposed, said within himself, that he would saddle an ass, not by his own hands, but by those of his servants." All the versions, however, except the Chaldee, read, "Thy servant said to him, Saddle me an ass." With this agrees the narrative in <a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">2 Samuel 16:1</a>. Mephibosheth ordered Ziba to saddle for him an ass, and one for an attendant, and to put hastily together a supply of food for the journey. And Ziba does so; but when everything is ready, he leaves his master in the lurch, and carries all away to David, to whom he falsely represents Mephibosheth as a traitor. In the words that follow, he unreservedly submits himself to David, on the ground that, though innocent in this affair, yet that, as a member of a dethroned dynasty, his life was forfeit (comp. <a href="/2_samuel/21-7.htm">2 Samuel 21:7</a>), and that, in permitting him to live, and placing him among his friends, the king had done him an act of grace. <a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/19-26.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>“My lord אֲדֹנִ֥י (’ă·ḏō·nî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_113.htm">Strong's 113: </a> Sovereign, controller the king,” הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king he replied, וַיֹּאמַ֕ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “because כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction [I] עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ (‘aḇ·de·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant am lame, פִסֵּ֖חַ (p̄is·sê·aḥ) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6455.htm">Strong's 6455: </a> Lame [I] עַבְדְּךָ֜ (‘aḇ·də·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant said, אָמַ֨ר (’ā·mar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘I will have my donkey הַחֲמ֨וֹר (ha·ḥă·mō·wr) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2543.htm">Strong's 2543: </a> A male ass saddled אֶחְבְּשָׁה־ (’eḥ·bə·šāh-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2280.htm">Strong's 2280: </a> To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule so that I may ride וְאֶרְכַּ֤ב (wə·’er·kaḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7392.htm">Strong's 7392: </a> To ride, to place upon, to despatch on it עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ (‘ā·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against and go וְאֵלֵ֣ךְ (wə·’ê·lêḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk with אֶת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> Nearness, near, with, by, at, among the king.’ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king But my servant [Ziba] עַבְדִּ֣י (‘aḇ·dî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant deceived me, רִמָּ֑נִי (rim·mā·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7411.htm">Strong's 7411: </a> To hurl, to shoot, to delude, betray <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_samuel/19-26.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 19:26 He answered My lord O king my (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/19-25.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 19:25"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 19:25" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/19-27.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 19:27"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 19:27" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>