David Receives Gifts from Ziba

16 When David had gone a short way beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a couple of donkeys that were saddled, and on them were 200 loaves of bread, 100 raisin cakes, 100 baskets of summer fruit,^[a] and a container of wine.

² The king asked Ziba, “Why did you bring these things?”^[b] Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread^[c] and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert.”^{[d] 3} The king asked, “Where is your master’s grandson?”^[e] Ziba replied to the king, “He remains in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will give back to me my grandfather’s^[f] kingdom.’” ⁴ The king said to Ziba, “Everything that was Mephibosheth’s now belongs to you.” Ziba replied, “I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight, my lord the king.”