26. He said, “My lord the king, since I your servant am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled and will ride on it, so I can go with the king.’ But Ziba my servant betrayed me.
27. And he has slandered your servant to my lord the king. My lord the king is like an angel of God; so do whatever you wish.
28. All my grandfather’s descendants deserved nothing but death from my lord the king, but you gave your servant a place among those who eat at your table. So what right do I have to make any more appeals to the king?”
29. The king said to him, “Why say more? I order you and Ziba to divide the land.”
30. Mephibosheth said to the king, “Let him take everything, now that my lord the king has returned home safely.”