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The king said, Where is your master`s son? Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem; for he said, Today will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
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The Sin of Slander
Commentators unanimously identify Ziba's words as a malicious slander against Mephibosheth. John Gill calls it a "most wicked suggestion" designed to steal Mephibosheth's inheritance. This moment serves as a stark biblical example of bearing false witness for personal gain, a direct violation of the ninth commandment.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Your master’s son - Meaning Saul’s grandson (2 Samuel 9:6). David asks the question, evidently hurt by the apparent ingratitude …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the king said, and where [is] thy master's son ? &c.] The son of Saul, who was Ziba's master, meaning Mephiboshe…
Ziba slandered Mephibosheth. Great men should always be wary of flatterers, and be careful to hear both sides.
