Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mfivoshet. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my YY , O king.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sinneth: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.
And Yoav fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Yoav said, To day thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my YY , O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
Now when Mfivoshet, the son of Yhonatan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mfivoshet. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Yerushalayim: for he said, To day shall the house of Yisrael restore me the kingdom of my father.
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.