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Now when David had gone on ^(C1)a little beyond the summit, behold, ^(C2)Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him ^(C3)with a team of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.

And the king said to Ziba, "Why do you have these?" And Ziba said, "^(C1)The donkeys are for the king's household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine, ^(C2)for whoever is weary in the wilderness to drink."

Then the king said, "And where is ^(C1)your master's son?" And ^(C2)Ziba said to the king, "Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, 'Today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.'"

So the king said to Ziba, "Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours." And Ziba said, "I prostrate myself; may I find favor in your sight, my lord, the king!"