צִיבָא

2 Samuel 9:2 צִיבָ֔א צִיבָ֖א [was] Ziba, Ziba

And there was a servant of the house of Saul named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king inquired, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.

Here: A personal name of uncertain meaning. Ziba becomes an important and morally ambiguous figure later (2 Sam 16:1–4; 19:24–30).

2 Samuel 9:3 צִיבָא֙ Ziba

So the king asked, “Is there anyone left of the house of Saul to whom I can show the kindness of God?” Ziba answered, “There is still Jonathan’s son, who is lame in both feet.”

Here: A former steward of Saul's household (verse 2). He knows where Saul's survivors are. Later he proves to be a self-interested player (2 Samuel 16:1–4; 19:24–30).

2 Samuel 9:4 צִיבָא֙ Ziba

“Where is he?” replied the king. And Ziba said, “Indeed, he is in Lo-debar at the house of Machir son of Ammiel.”

Here: A servant and steward of Saul's household (9:2, 9:9-10). Later he becomes an ambiguous figure who accuses Mephibosheth of disloyalty (16:1-4; 19:24-30).

2 Samuel 9:9 צִיבָ֛א Ziba

Then the king summoned Saul’s servant Ziba and said to him, “I have given to your master’s grandson all that belonged to Saul and to all his house.

2 Samuel 9:10 וּלְצִיבָ֗א and [belonged] to Ziba

You and your sons and servants are to work the ground for him and bring in the harvest, so that your master’s grandson may have food to eat. But Mephibosheth, your master’s grandson, is always to eat at my table.” Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.

2 Samuel 9:11 צִיבָא֙ Ziba

And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.

2 Samuel 9:12 צִיבָ֔א Ziba

And Mephibosheth had a young son named Mica, and all who dwelt in the house of Ziba were servants of Mephibosheth.

2 Samuel 16:1 צִיבָ֛א Ziba

When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.

Here: The former steward of Saul's household, whom David had appointed to farm Saul's restored estate for Mephibosheth (9:2–11). The meaning of the name is uncertain.

2 Samuel 16:2 צִיבָ֖א צִ֠יבָא Ziba

“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “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 is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”

2 Samuel 16:3 צִיבָ֜א Ziba

“Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”

2 Samuel 16:4 לְצִבָ֔א צִיבָא֙ to Ziba, Ziba

So the king said to Ziba, “All that belongs to Mephibosheth is now yours!” “I humbly bow before you,” said Ziba. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king!”

2 Samuel 19:17 וְצִיבָ֗א and Ziba

along with a thousand men of Benjamin, as well as Ziba the steward of the house of Saul and his fifteen sons and twenty servants. They rushed down to the Jordan before the king

2 Samuel 19:29 וְצִיבָ֔א and Ziba

The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”

Here: Saul's former household steward, who had accused Mephibosheth of disloyalty (16:1–4) and been given all his property. He is now put on the same level as his master in the ruling.