So the kingsaidto him, "Whydo you stillspeakof your affairs?I have decided,'You and Zibashall dividethe land.'"
"For allmy father'shouseholdwas nothingbut deadmenbefore my lordthe king;yet you setyour servantamong those who ateat your own table.Whatrightdo I haveyetthat I should complainanymoreto the king?"
Mephiboshethsaidto the king,"Let him eventakeit all,sincemy lordthe kinghas comesafelyto his own house."
Now there was a servantof the houseof Saulwhose namewas Ziba,and they calledhim to David;and the kingsaidto him, "Are you Ziba?"And he said,"[I am] your servant."
Davidsaidto him, "Do not fear,for I will surelyshowkindnessto you for the sakeof your fatherJonathan,and will restoreto you allthe landof your grandfatherSaul;and you shall eatat my tableregularly."
Then the kingcalledSaul'sservantZibaand saidto him, "Allthat belongedto Sauland to allhis houseI have givento your master'sgrandson.
Whoever secretlyslandershis neighbor,him I will destroy;Noone who has a haughtylookand an arrogantheartwill I endure.
Howlongwill you judgeunjustlyAnd showpartialityto the wicked?Selah.
He who givesan answerbeforehe hears,It is follyand shameto him.
but ifthere are questionsaboutwordsand namesand your own law,look afterit yourselves;I amunwillingto be a judgeof thesematters."
