Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, yours are all that belonged to Mephi-bosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly plead with you that I may find grace in your sight, my lord, O king.
And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king: and Joab said, Today your servant knows that I have found grace in your sight, my lord, O king, in that the king has fulfilled the request of his servant.
And the king said, And where is your master’s son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he remains at Jerusalem: for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, from there 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 while he came.
Now when Mephi-bosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, had come to David, he fell on his face, and did reverence. And David said, Mephi-bosheth. And he answered, Behold your servant!
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin, in any sin that he sins: at the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall the matter be established.