2 The king said to Ziba , "Why do you have these ?" And Ziba said , " The donkeys are for the king's household to ride , and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat , and the wine , for whoever is faint in the wilderness to drink ."

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.