2 Samuel 19:29

“And the king said unto him, why speakest thou any more of thy matters? etc.] Of his father’s family, and the injuries done by them to David, and of the benefits and favours which he had received from David, or of his temporal affairs, of his estate, which David had given away to Ziba: I have said, thou and Ziba divide the land; revoking his last grant to Ziba, which gave him all that belonged to Mephibosheth, (<101604>2 Samuel 16:4); he established his first decree, that Ziba should have half the profit of the land for tilling it, and the other half be given to Mephibosheth; he did not choose to punish Ziba for slandering his master, being inclined to clemency and mercy, and determined to…”

“Unable to get to the bottom of the story, and perhaps unwilling to make an enemy of Ziba, David compromised the matter by dividing the land, thus partially revoking his hasty sentence 2 Samuel 16:4. We still see the impatient temper of David. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Divide - The land shall be divided between thee and him, as it was by my first order, Sa2 9:10, he and his sons managing it, and supporting themselves out of it, as they did before, and giving the rest of the profits thereof to thee. 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 19:35”

“Why speakest: Job 19:16, Job 19:17; Pro 18:13; Act 18:15 Thou: Deu 19:17-19; Psa 82:2, Psa 101:5 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 19:30”