Verse 4

The king said to Ziba,“Everything that was Mephibosheth’s now belongs to you.” Ziba replied,“I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight, my lord the king.”

Referenced Verses

• Exod 23:8 : 8 “You must not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and subverts the words of the righteous.
• Deut 19:15 : 15 A single witness may not testify against another person for any trespass or sin that he commits. A matter may be legally established only on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
• 2 Sam 14:4 : 4 So the Tekoan woman went to the king. She bowed down with her face to the ground in deference to him and said,“Please help me, O king!”
• 2 Sam 14:10-11 : 10 The king said,“Bring to me whoever speaks to you, and he won’t bother you again!” 11 She replied,“In that case, let the king invoke the name of the LORD your God so that the avenger of blood may not add to the killing! Then they will not destroy my son!” He replied,“As surely as the LORD lives, not a single hair of your son’s head will fall to the ground.”
• 2 Sam 14:22 : 22 Then Joab bowed down with his face toward the ground and thanked the king. Joab said,“Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord the king, because the king has granted the request of your servant!”
• Prov 18:13 : 13 The one who gives an answer before he listens– that is his folly and his shame.
• Prov 18:17 : 17 The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.
• Prov 19:2 : 2 It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.