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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Ziba</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/z/ziba.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/2_samuel/9-2.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/z/ziba.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Ziba</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/naves/z/zia--a_gadite.htm" title="Zia: A Gadite">&#9668;</a> Ziba <a href="/topical/z/ziba_deceives_david.htm" title="Ziba Deceives David">&#9658;</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#hit" title="Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary">Hitchcock's</a> &#8226; <a href="#smi" title="Smith's Bible Dictionary">Smith's</a> &#8226; <a href="#amt" title="American Tract Society Bible Dictionary">ATS</a> &#8226; <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> &#8226; <a href="#eas" title="Easton's Bible Dictionary">Easton's</a> &#8226; <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> &#8226; <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> &#8226; <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> &#8226; <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> &#8226; <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>Ziba is a biblical figure prominently featured in the Old Testament, specifically in the books of 2 Samuel. He is known for his association with King David and the house of Saul. Ziba was originally a servant of Saul, the first king of Israel, and later served Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul.<br><br><b>Background and Role</b><br><br>Ziba first appears in <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/9.htm">2 Samuel 9</a>, where King David seeks to show kindness to the house of Saul for the sake of his covenant with Jonathan. David inquires if there is anyone left of Saul's house to whom he can show God's kindness. Ziba, a servant of Saul's household, is summoned to David's presence. He informs the king about Mephibosheth, who is crippled in both feet and living in Lo-debar. David restores to Mephibosheth all the land that belonged to Saul and appoints Ziba and his sons and servants to work the land for Mephibosheth. Ziba is tasked with ensuring that the produce of the land supports Mephibosheth, who is to eat at David's table regularly. "Then the king summoned Saul&#8217;s servant Ziba and said to him, 'I have given to your master&#8217;s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house. You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master&#8217;s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master&#8217;s grandson, will always eat at my table.' Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants" (<a href="/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9-10</a>).<br><br><b>Ziba's Deception</b><br><br>Ziba's character comes into question during Absalom's rebellion against David. In <a href="/bsb/2_samuel/16.htm">2 Samuel 16</a>, as David flees Jerusalem, Ziba meets him with provisions. When David inquires about Mephibosheth's whereabouts, Ziba claims that Mephibosheth has stayed in Jerusalem, hoping to reclaim his grandfather Saul's throne. "Ziba answered, 'Today the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.' So the king said to Ziba, 'All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours.' 'I humbly bow,' said Ziba. 'May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!'" (<a href="/2_samuel/16-3.htm">2 Samuel 16:3-4</a>). David, accepting Ziba's account, grants him all of Mephibosheth's possessions.<br><br><b>The Truth Revealed</b><br><br>The truth about Ziba's deception is later revealed when David returns to Jerusalem after Absalom's defeat. Mephibosheth comes to meet the king, and it becomes apparent that Ziba had slandered him. Mephibosheth explains that Ziba deceived him, as he was unable to saddle a donkey due to his disability. "My lord the king, since I your servant am lame, I said, &#8216;I will have my donkey saddled and ride on it, so that I can go with the king.&#8217; But Ziba my servant deceived me" (<a href="/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26</a>). Despite this revelation, David decides to divide the land between Ziba and Mephibosheth, perhaps reflecting the complexity of the situation and the need for political stability.<br><br><b>Legacy and Interpretation</b><br><br>Ziba's actions have been interpreted in various ways, often highlighting themes of loyalty, deception, and the complexities of human character. His account serves as a reminder of the potential for both faithfulness and betrayal within the human heart. Ziba's interactions with David and Mephibosheth illustrate the challenges of leadership and the importance of discernment in the face of conflicting reports and personal ambitions.<a name="hit" id="hit"></a><div class="vheading2">Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ziba</span><p>army; fight; strength<a name="smi" id="smi"></a><div class="vheading2">Smith's Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ziba</span><p>(<i>statue</i>), a servant of Saul whom David made steward of Saul's son Mephibosheth. (<a href="/2_samuel/9-2.htm">2 Samuel 9:2-18</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">16:1-4</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/19-17.htm">19:17,29</a>) [<a href="../m/mephibosheth.htm">MEPHIBOSHETH</a>] (B.C. 1023.)<a name="amt" id="amt"></a><div class="vheading2">ATS Bible Dictionary</div><span class="encheading">Ziba</span><p>A rich steward of Saul, whom David charged with similar duties towards Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, <a href="/context/2_samuel/9-2.htm">2 Samuel 9:2-10</a>. By a false representation David was induced to transfer to Ziba the lands he had given to Mephibosheth, but afterwards divided them between the two, being convinced that he had acted hastily, and unable to decide with certainty for either, <a href="/context/2_samuel/16-1.htm">2 Samuel 16:1-4</a>; 19:24-30. </p><a name="eas" id="eas"></a><div class="vheading2">Easton's Bible Dictionary</div>Post; statue, "a servant of the house of Saul" (<a href="/2_samuel/9-2.htm">2 Samuel 9:2</a>), who informed David that Mephibosheth, a son of Jonathan, was alive. He afterwards dealt treacherously toward Mephibosheth, whom he slanderously misrepresented to David. <a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">ZIBA</span><p>zi'-ba (tsibha', tsibha' (<a href="/2_samuel/16-4.htm">2 Samuel 16:4</a> a), meaning unknown; Seiba): A former servant or probably dependent of Saul's house (<a href="/2_samuel/9-1.htm">2 Samuel 9:1</a>), who was brought to David when the king inquired if there was not a member of Saul's family that he could show kindness to (compare David's oath to Jonathan in <a href="/1_samuel/20-14.htm">1 Samuel 20:14</a>;). Ziba tells David of Mephibosheth (Meribbaal), Jonathan's son, who is thereupon taken to the king from Lodebar, East of the Jordan, and given Saul's estate. Ziba is also bidden to till the land and bring in its produce, and "it shall be food for thy master's son," according to Massoretic Text in <a href="/2_samuel/9-10.htm">2 Samuel 9:10</a> b; but the Septuagint and Lucian have a better reading, "thy master's household." Mephibosheth himself is to eat at David's table. Ziba is to be assisted in this by his sons and servants; he had 15 sons and 20 servants (9:10).<br><br>When David has to leave Jerusalem at the time of Absalom's revolt, Ziba (<a href="/2_samuel/16-1.htm">2 Samuel 16:1-4</a>) takes two asses for members of the king's household to ride on, and 200 loaves and 100 clusters of raisins as provisions for the youths. When asked where Mephibosheth is, he accuses his master of remaining behind purposely in hopes that his father's kingdom would be restored to him. David then confers upon Ziba his master's estate.<br><br>After Absalom's death, David sets out to return to Jerusalem from Mahanaim, East of Jordan. Ziba with his sons and servants, as we are told in a parenthesis in <a href="/2_samuel/19-17.htm">2 Samuel 19:17, 18</a> a (Hebrew verses 18, 19a), by means of a ferry-boat goes backward and forward over Jordan, and thus enables the king's household to cross. But he has wrongly accused his master of treacherous lukewarmness toward David, for Mephibosheth meets the king on his return journey to Jerusalem (<a href="/2_samuel/19-24.htm">2 Samuel 19:24-30</a> (Hebrew verses 25-31)) with signs of grief. When he is asked why he had not joined the king at the time of the latter's flight, he answers that Ziba deceived him, "for thy servant said to him, Saddle me (so read in <a href="/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26</a> (Hebrew text, verse 27) with Septuagint and Syriac for Massoretic Text `I will have saddled me') the ass." He then accuses Ziba of falsehood, and David divides the estate between the two, although Mephibosheth is quite willing that Ziba should retain the whole of it.<br><br>David Francis Roberts<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6717.htm"><span class="l">6717. Tsiba -- a servant in Saul&#39;s house</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6716b, 6717. Tsiba or Tsiba. 6718 . a servant in Saul&#39;s house. Transliteration:<br> Tsiba or Tsiba Phonetic Spelling: (tsee-baw&#39;) Short Definition: <b>Ziba</b>. <b>...</b> <b>Ziba</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6717.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_11_how_david_when.htm"><span class="l">How David, when He had Recovered his Kingdom, was Reconciled to <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> How David, When He Had Recovered His Kingdom, Was Reconciled To Shimei, And To <b>Ziba</b>;<br> And Showed A Great Affection To Barzillai; And How, Upon The Rise Of A <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 11 how david when.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_9_concerning_the_insurrection.htm"><span class="l">Concerning the Insurrection of Absalom against David and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER 9. Concerning The Insurrection Of Absalom Against David And Concerning<br> Ahithophel And Hushai; And Concerning <b>Ziba</b> And Shimei; And How Ahithophel Hanged <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 9 concerning the insurrection.htm</font><p><a href="/library/baring-gould/the_village_pulpit_volume_ii_trinity_to_advent/xli_rash_decisions.htm"><span class="l">Rash Decisions.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> As David was escaping, there came to him <b>Ziba</b>, a servant of Mephibosheth, with a<br> couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/xli rash decisions.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/davids_kindness_to_jonathans_son.htm"><span class="l">David&#39;s Kindness to Jonathan&#39;s Son</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Then David asked, &quot;Is any one left of the family of Saul to whom I may show kindness<br> for Jonathan&#39;s sake?&quot; And there was a servant of Saul named <b>Ziba</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../sherman/the childrens bible/davids kindness to jonathans son.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_f/david_and_jonathans_son.htm"><span class="l">David and Jonathan&#39;s Son</span></a> <br><b>...</b> 2. And there was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was <b>Ziba</b>. And when they<br> had called him unto David, the king said unto him, Art thou <b>Ziba</b>? <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/david and jonathans son.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/chapter_5_how_david_brought.htm"><span class="l">How David Brought under the Philistines, and the Moabites, and the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> And when the youth had worshipped him on account of his words and gifts given to<br> him, he called for <b>Ziba</b>, and told him that he had given the youth his father&#39;s <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../josephus/the antiquities of the jews/chapter 5 how david brought.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lathbury/childs_story_of_the_bible/chapter_xxiii_every_inch_a.htm"><span class="l">Every Inch a King.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> He called <b>Ziba</b>, who had been Saul&#39;s servant and said to him,. <b>...</b> Then <b>Ziba</b> told him<br> of a man who was lame in both his feet, who was the son of Jonathan. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter xxiii every inch a.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_antiquities_of_the_jews/"><span class="l">The Antiquities of the Jews</span></a> <br><b>...</b> CHAPTER 9. Concerning The Insurrection Of Absalom Against David And Concerning<br> Ahithophel And Hushai; And Concerning <b>Ziba</b> And Shimei; And How Ahithophel Hanged <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/josephus/the antiquities of the jews/</font><p><a href="/library/baring-gould/the_village_pulpit_volume_ii_trinity_to_advent/lx_the_image_of_self.htm"><span class="l">The Image of Self.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Let no man call me a just man, I divided the land of Mephibosheth with his false,<br> lying slave <b>Ziba</b>, because it went against my pride to go back from what I had <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the village pulpit volume ii trinity to advent/lx the image of self.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_v_philippians_ii_4-jan.htm"><span class="l">Philippians ii. 4-Jan</span></a> <br><b>...</b> <b>Ziba</b> flattered [591] David out of season, and falsely slandered his master. <b>...</b> He means<br> that <b>Ziba</b> had recourse to unworthy means of winning David&#39;s favor. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily v philippians ii 4-jan.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/z/ziba.htm"><span class="l"><b>Ziba</b> (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. <b>ZIBA</b>. <b>...</b><b>Ziba</b> is to be assisted in this by his<br> sons and servants; he had 15 sons and 20 servants (9:10). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/ziba.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/z/ziba's.htm"><span class="l"><b>Ziba's</b> (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Ziba's</b> (1 Occurrence). <b>...</b> And all that dwelt in the house<br> of <b>Ziba</b> were servants unto Mephibosheth. (See RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/z/ziba's.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mephibosheth.htm"><span class="l">Mephibosheth (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> When David was a fugitive, according to the story of <b>Ziba</b> (2 Samuel 16:1-4)<br> Mephibosheth proved unfaithful to him, and was consequently deprived of half of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mephibosheth.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mephib'osheth.htm"><span class="l">Mephib'osheth (13 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> in the fruits, that thy master's son may have bread to eat; but Mephibosheth thy<br> master's son shall eat bread continually at my table.' Now <b>Ziba</b> had fifteen <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mephib'osheth.htm - 10k</font><p><a href="/topical/g/grandson.htm"><span class="l">Grandson (14 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 9:9 Then the king called to <b>Ziba</b>, Saul's servant, and said to him, &quot;All<br> that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given to your master's son. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/g/grandson.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mephibosheth's.htm"><span class="l">Mephibosheth's (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 16:1 And when David was a little past the summit, behold, <b>Ziba</b>, Mephibosheth's<br> servant, met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mephibosheth's.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/pertained.htm"><span class="l">Pertained (18 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 9:9 Then the king called to <b>Ziba</b>, Saul's servant, and said to him, &quot;All<br> that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given to your master's son. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/pertained.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/summer.htm"><span class="l">Summer (28 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 16:1 When David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, <b>Ziba</b> the<br> servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/summer.htm - 17k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/master's.htm"><span class="l">Master's (52 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 2 Samuel 9:9 Then the king called to <b>Ziba</b>, Saul's servant, and said to him, &quot;All<br> that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given to your master's son. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/master's.htm - 23k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/saul's.htm"><span class="l">Saul's (79 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (BBE). 2 Samuel 9:2 Now there was of Saul's people a servant named <b>Ziba</b>, and they<br> sent him to David; and the king said to him, Are you <b>Ziba</b>? And he said, I am. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/saul's.htm - 31k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Mephibosheth.html">Who was Mephibosheth? &#124; GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> &#8226; <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> &#8226; <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> &#8226; <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> &#8226; <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Ziba (13 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-2.htm">2 Samuel 9:2</a></span><br />There was of the house of Saul a servant whose name was <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span>, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, "Are you Ziba?" He said, "Your servant is he."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-3.htm">2 Samuel 9:3</a></span><br />The king said, "Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him?" <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span> said to the king, "Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame of his feet."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-4.htm">2 Samuel 9:4</a></span><br />The king said to him, "Where is he?" <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span> said to the king, "Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-9.htm">2 Samuel 9:9</a></span><br />Then the king called to <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span>, Saul's servant, and said to him, "All that pertained to Saul and to all his house have I given to your master's son.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-10.htm">2 Samuel 9:10</a></span><br />You shall till the land for him, you, and your sons, and your servants; and you shall bring in the fruits, that your master's son may have bread to eat: but Mephibosheth your master's son shall eat bread always at my table." Now <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span> had fifteen sons and twenty servants.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-11.htm">2 Samuel 9:11</a></span><br />Then said <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span> to the king, "According to all that my lord the king commands his servant, so your shall servant do." So Mephibosheth ate at the king's table, like one of the king's sons.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/9-12.htm">2 Samuel 9:12</a></span><br />Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. All that lived in the house of <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span> were servants to Mephibosheth.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-2.htm">2 Samuel 16:2</a></span><br />The king said to <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span>, What do you mean by these? Ziba said, The donkeys are 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 are faint in the wilderness may drink.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-3.htm">2 Samuel 16:3</a></span><br />The king said, "Where is your master's son?" <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span> said to the king, "Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said,'Today the house of Israel will restore me the kingdom of my father.'"<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/16-4.htm">2 Samuel 16:4</a></span><br />Then the king said to <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span>, "Behold, all that pertains to Mephibosheth is yours." Ziba said, "I do obeisance. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/19-17.htm">2 Samuel 19:17</a></span><br />There were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span> the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him; and they went through the Jordan in the presence of the king.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/19-26.htm">2 Samuel 19:26</a></span><br />He answered, "My lord, O king, my servant deceived me. For your servant said, I will saddle me a donkey, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because your servant is lame.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/19-29.htm">2 Samuel 19:29</a></span><br />The king said to him, "Why do you speak any more of your matters? I say, you and <span class="boldtext">Ziba</span> divide the land."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/z/ziba.htm">Ziba</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/z/ziba--his_faithfulness_to_david.htm">Ziba: His Faithfulness to David</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/naves/z/ziba--his_fidelity_to_mephibosheth.htm">Ziba: His Fidelity to Mephibosheth</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/z/ziba's.htm">Ziba&#39;s (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mephibosheth.htm">Mephibosheth (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/mephib'osheth.htm">Mephib&#39;osheth (13 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/g/grandson.htm">Grandson (14 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a 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