Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephib´osheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.
And Jo´ab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Jo´ab said, Today thy servant knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath fulfilled the request of his servant.
And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
And when king David came to Bahu´rim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shim´e-i, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
Now when Mephib´osheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, was come unto David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephib´osheth. And he answered, Behold thy servant!
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.