2 Samuel 16:4 - New International Version (Anglicised)

⁴ Then the king said to Ziba, ‘All that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours.’ ‘I humbly bow,’ Ziba said. ‘May I find favour in your eyes, my lord the king.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that pertained unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I humbly beseech thee that I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ Then the king said to Ziba, Behold, all that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours. Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me ever find favor in your sight, my lord O king.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ Then said the king to Ziba, Behold, thine is all that pertaineth unto Mephibosheth. And Ziba said, I do obeisance; let me find favor in thy sight, my lord, O king.

Common English Bible

⁴ “Look here,” the king said to Ziba. “Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth now belongs to you.” Ziba said, “I bow out of respect! Please think well of me, my master and king.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And the king said to Ziba, "All the things which were for Mephibosheth are now yours." And Ziba said, "I beg you that I may find grace before you, my lord the king."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And the king said to Siba: I give thee all that belonged to Miphiboseth. And Siba said: I beseech thee let me find grace before thee, my lord, O king.

2 Samuel 16:4 Tagairtí Cros

2 Samuel 14:22

Joab fell with his face to the ground to pay him honour, and he blessed the king. Joab said, ‘Today your servant knows that he has found favour in your eyes, my lord the king, because the king has granted his servant’s request.’

2 Samuel 14:4

When the woman from Tekoa went to the king, she fell with her face to the ground to pay him honour, and she said, ‘Help me, Your Majesty!’

2 Samuel 14:8

The king said to the woman, ‘Go home, and I will issue an order on your behalf.’

2 Samuel 16:3

The king then asked, ‘Where is your master’s grandson?’ Ziba said to him, ‘He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks, “Today the Israelites will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.” ’

2 Samuel 16:5

As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul’s family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out.

2 Samuel 19:27

And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like an angel of God; so do whatever you wish.

2 Samuel 9:6

When Mephibosheth son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, he bowed down to pay him honour. David said, ‘Mephibosheth!’ ‘At your service,’ he replied.

2 Samuel 9:9

Then the king summoned Ziba, Saul’s steward, and said to him, ‘I have given your master’s grandson everything that belonged to Saul and his family.

Exodus 23:8

‘Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the innocent.

Proverbs 18:13

To answer before listening – that is folly and shame.

Proverbs 18:17

In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right, until someone comes forward and cross-examines.

Proverbs 19:2

Desire without knowledge is not good – how much more will hasty feet miss the way!

Deuteronomy 19:15

One witness is not enough to convict anyone accused of any crime or offence they may have committed. A matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.