2 Samuel 16:4
Hebrew Text— 2 Samuel 16:4Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.” Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”
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So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
“Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”
My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you, that you may be no priest to me. Because you have forgotten your God’s law, I will also forget your children.
and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward,
This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.”
Esau said, “What do you mean by all this company which I met?” Jacob said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”
“ ‘Whoever kills any person, the murderer shall be slain based on the testimony of witnesses; but one witness shall not testify alone against any person so that he dies.
You shall not pervert justice. You shall not show partiality. You shall not take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and perverts the words of the righteous.
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Surely extortion makes the wise man foolish; and a bribe destroys the understanding.
Your princes are rebellious and companions of thieves. Everyone loves bribes and follows after rewards. They don’t defend the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come to them.
But if he doesn’t listen, take one or two more with you, that at the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
Shechem said to her father and to her brothers, “Let me find favor in your eyes, and whatever you will tell me I will give.
They said, “You have saved our lives! Let us find favor in the sight of my lord, and we will be Pharaoh’s servants.”
then you shall inquire, investigate, and ask diligently. Behold, if it is true, and the thing certain, that such abomination was done among you,
At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, he who is to die shall be put to death. At the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.
She said, “Let your servant find favor in your sight.” So the woman went her way and ate; and her facial expression wasn’t sad any more.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
Therefore deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of Yahweh with you; but if there is iniquity in me, kill me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?”
but you shall also not cut off your kindness from my house forever; no, not when Yahweh has cut off every one of the enemies of David from the surface of the earth.”
They both made a covenant before Yahweh. Then David stayed in the woods, and Jonathan went to his house.
Now Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son who was lame in his feet. He was five years old when the news came about Saul and Jonathan out of Jezreel; and his nurse picked him up and fled. As she hurried to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.
Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, came to David, and fell on his face, and showed respect. David said, “Mephibosheth.” He answered, “Behold, your servant!”
The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal. Merib Baal became the father of Micah.
The son of Jonathan was Merib Baal. Merib Baal became the father of Micah.
Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
A wicked man receives a bribe in secret, to pervert the ways of justice.
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
who acquit the guilty for a bribe, but deny justice for the innocent!
It’s also written in your law that the testimony of two people is valid.
Don’t receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.
A man who disregards Moses’ law dies without compassion on the word of two or three witnesses.
Laban said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, stay here, for I have divined that Yahweh has blessed me for your sake.”
Jacob said, “Please, no, if I have now found favor in your sight, then receive my present at my hand, because I have seen your face, as one sees the face of God, and you were pleased with me.
His soul joined to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the young lady, and spoke kindly to the young lady.
May God Almighty give you mercy before the man, that he may release to you your other brother and Benjamin. If I am bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.”
Her husband arose and went after her to speak kindly to her, to bring her again, having his servant with him and a couple of donkeys. She brought him into her father’s house; and when the father of the young lady saw him, he rejoiced to meet him.
Then she said, “Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, because you have comforted me, and because you have spoken kindly to your servant, though I am not as one of your servants.”
His sons didn’t walk in his ways, but turned away after dishonest gain, took bribes, and perverted justice.
Here I am. Witness against me before Yahweh, and before his anointed. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I defrauded? Whom have I oppressed? Of whose hand have I taken a bribe to make me blind my eyes? I will restore it to you.”
Jonathan caused David to swear again, for the love that he had to him; for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
Jonathan said to David, “Go in peace, because we have both sworn in Yahweh’s name, saying, ‘Yahweh is between me and you, and between my offspring and your offspring, forever.’ ” He arose and departed; and Jonathan went into the city.
When Abigail saw David, she hurried and got off her donkey, and fell before David on her face, and bowed herself to the ground.
She arose, and bowed herself with her face to the earth, and said, “Behold, your servant is a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.”
on the third day, behold, a man came out of the camp from Saul, with his clothes torn, and earth on his head. When he came to David, he fell to the earth, and showed respect.
Then the king called to Ziba, Saul’s servant, and said to him, “All that belonged to Saul and to all his house I have given to your master’s son.
Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, “All is well.” He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, “Blessed is Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king!”
The king said to him, “Why do you speak any more of your matters? I say, you and Ziba divide the land.”
in whose hands is wickedness, their right hand is full of bribes.
The fear of Yahweh teaches wisdom. Before honor is humility.
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who gives it; wherever he turns, he prospers.
Don’t forsake your friend and your father’s friend. Don’t go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster. A neighbor who is near is better than a distant brother.
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;
I will give power to my two witnesses, and they will prophesy one thousand two hundred sixty days, clothed in sackcloth.”
He dealt well with Abram for her sake. He had sheep, cattle, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.
He commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall tell my lord, Esau: ‘This is what your servant, Jacob, says. I have lived as a foreigner with Laban, and stayed until now.
I have cattle, donkeys, flocks, male servants, and female servants. I have sent to tell my lord, that I may find favor in your sight.’ ”
Esau said, “Let me now leave with you some of the people who are with me.” He said, “Why? Let me find favor in the sight of my lord.”
Joseph found favor in his sight. He ministered to him, and Potiphar made him overseer over his house, and all that he had he put into his hand.
“You shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds those who have sight and perverts the words of the righteous.
One witness shall not rise up against a man for any iniquity, or for any sin that he sins. At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of three witnesses, shall a matter be established.
Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spoke to the heads of the thousands of Israel,
When the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, showed respect, and said, “Help, O king!”
The king said to the woman, “Go to your house, and I will give a command concerning you.”
Joab fell to the ground on his face, showed respect, and blessed the king. Joab said, “Today your servant knows that I have found favor in your sight, my lord, king, in that the king has performed the request of his servant.”
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Yahweh’s oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
“How long will you hunt for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
Now Elihu had waited to speak to Job, because they were elder than he.
He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.
He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.
It isn’t good to have zeal without knowledge, nor being hasty with one’s feet and missing the way.
I say, “Keep the king’s command!” because of the oath to God.
For I testify about them that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.