ziba Summary and Overview
Bible Dictionaries at a Glance
ziba in Easton's Bible Dictionary
post; statue, "a servant of the house of Saul" (2 Sam. 9:2), who informed David that Mephibosheth, a son of Jonathan, was alive. He afterwards dealt treacherously toward Mephibosheth, whom he slanderously misrepresented to David.
ziba in Smith's Bible Dictionary
(statue), a servant of Saul whom David made steward of Saul's son Mephibosheth. #2Sa 9:2-18; 16:1-4; 19:17,29| [MEPHIBOSHETH] (B.C. 1023.)
ziba in Schaff's Bible Dictionary
ZI'BA (statue), a servant of Saul, 2 Sam 19:17, whom David appointed a sort of steward to Mephibosheth. 2 Sam 9:2-12.
ziba in Fausset's Bible Dictionary
A servant of Saul's house, according to Josephus (Ant. 7:5, Section 5) a freedman of Saul. He had 15 sons and 20 servants (2 Samuel 9:10; 2 Samuel 16:1-4; 2 Samuel 19:17; 2 Samuel 19:29). (For the rest (See MEPHIBOSHETH).