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Leaders encounter all sorts of people, this applies in life in general and in church life. Some are genuinely supportive and loyal. Some will follow whoever seems to be the current flavour of the month, others claim to be on your side, but are manipulative. As we are all human, some are a mixture of these types. There are also those who are opposed to us. Ziba seems to be of the scheming sort. Ziba is waiting for David. He was the steward of Mephibosheth, and had a load of supplies for David.
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David enquired as to why Ziba had brought all this stuff, and why he had left Mephibosheth. ZIba claims that Mephibosheth has sided with Absalom, implying that it is because he thinks he will get all that belonged to Saul, his grandfather. 2 Sam 19:26 indicates that this isn’t quite true. However, David accepts Ziba’s explanation, and gives him all that belonged to Mephibosheth.
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