1. When David had gone a little beyond the top of the hill, he was suddenly met by Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, who had with him a couple of donkeys loaded with 200 loaves of bread, a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred bunches of fresh fruit, and a leather bag full of wine.
2. King David asked him, “What are you going to do with all that?”Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for Your Majesty's family to ride, the bread and the fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is for them to drink when they get tired in the wilderness.”
3. “Where is Mephibosheth, the grandson of your master Saul?” the king asked him.“He is staying in Jerusalem,” Ziba answered, “because he is convinced that the Israelites will now restore to him the kingdom of his grandfather Saul.”
4. The king said to Ziba, “Everything that belonged to Mephibosheth is yours.”“I am your servant,” Ziba replied. “May I always please Your Majesty!”
5. When King David arrived at Bahurim, one of Saul's relatives, Shimei son of Gera, came out to meet him, cursing him as he came.
6. Shimei started throwing stones at David and his officials, even though David was surrounded by his men and his bodyguard.