3The king said, |Where is your master's son?| Ziba said to the king, |Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore me the kingdom of my father.'|


In Context

1 When David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

2 The king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.

3 The king said, |Where is your master's son?| Ziba said to the king, |Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore me the kingdom of my father.'|

4 Then the king said to Ziba, |Behold, all that pertains to Mephibosheth is yours.| Ziba said, |I do obeisance. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.|

5 When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, and cursed still as he came.

2 Samuel 16:3 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:3The king then asked, "Where is your master's grandson?" Ziba said to him, "He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks, 'Today the house of Israel will give me back my grandfather's kingdom.' "

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:3And the king said, And where [is] thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:3And the king said: Where is thy master's son? And Siba answered the king: He remained in Jerusalem, saying: To day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:3And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:3And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem; for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:3And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, Today shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:3And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:3And the king saith, 'And where is the son of thy lord?' and Ziba saith unto the king, 'Lo, he is abiding in Jerusalem, for he said, To-day do the house of Israel give back to me the kingdom of my father.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:3And the king said, And where is your master's son? And Ziba said to the king, Behold, he stays at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.