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2 SAMUEL CHAPTER 16
Ziba, by presents and false suggestions, obtaineth of David his master’s inheritance, 2Sa_16:1-4. Shimei revileth and curseth David, who restraineth Abishai from revenging it, 2Sa_16:5-14. Absalom cometh with Ahithophel to Jerusalem; lieth with his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel, according to the counsel of Ahithophel, who was esteemed as an oracle, 15—23.
Ziba; a crafty man, who, being persuaded that God would in due time appear for the righteous cause of so good a king, and scatter the cloud which was now upon him, takes this occasion to make way for his future advancement. A bottle; a large bottle or vessel proportionable to the other provisions.