3 Then the king said , "And where is your master's son ?" And Ziba said to the king , "Behold , he is staying in Jerusalem , for he said , 'Today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.' "

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.