3 And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said, He is still at Jerusalem: for he said, Today Israel will give back to me the kingdom of my father.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 16:3

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.