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2 Samuel 16:3

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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, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

And the king {H4428} said {H559}, And where is thy master's {H113} son {H1121}? And Ziba {H6717} said {H559} unto the king {H4428}, Behold, he abideth {H3427} at Jerusalem {H3389}: for he said {H559}, To day {H3117} shall the house {H1004} of Israel {H3478} restore {H7725} me the kingdom {H4468} of my father {H1}.

The king asked, "Where is your master's [grand]son?"Tziva answered the king, "He's staying in Yerushalayim, because he said, 'Today the house of Isra'el will restore my father's kingship to me.'"

“Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”

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, To-day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 9:9 (4 votes)

    ¶ Then the king called to Ziba, Saul's servant, and said unto him, I have given unto thy master's son all that pertained to Saul and to all his house.

  • 2 Samuel 9:10 (4 votes)

    Thou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in [the fruits], that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

  • Proverbs 1:19 (2 votes)

    So [are] the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; [which] taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Exodus 20:16 (2 votes)

    Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.

  • Deuteronomy 19:18 (2 votes)

    And the judges shall make diligent inquisition: and, behold, [if] the witness [be] a false witness, [and] hath testified falsely against his brother;

  • Deuteronomy 19:19 (2 votes)

    Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his brother: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you.

  • Psalms 101:5 (2 votes)

    Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.