Unable to get to the bottom of the story, and perhaps unwilling to make an enemy of Ziba, David compromised the matter by dividing the land, thus p…

Divide the land. When Ziba came to David with his false report about Mephibosheth, David had instantly transferred to him all his …

And the king said unto him, why do you speak any more of your
matters ?
&c.] Of his father's family, and t…

David recalls the forfeiture of Mephibosheth's estate, and he expressed joy for the king's return. A good man contentedly bears his own losses, whi…