2 And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 16:2
Commentary on 2 Samuel 16:1-4
(Read 2 Samuel 16:1-4)
Ziba belied Mephibosheth. Great men ought always to be jealous of flatterers, and to be careful that they hear both sides.