Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go to the king; because thy servant is lame.

I will saddle

Thy servant

General references

Bible References

I will saddle

2 Samuel 16:2
The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household (family) to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine is for anyone to drink who becomes weary in the wilderness.”

Thy servant

2 Samuel 4:4
Jonathan, Saul’s son, had a son whose feet were crippled. He was five years old when the news [of the deaths] of Saul and Jonathan came from Jezreel. And the boy’s nurse picked him up and fled; but it happened that while she was hurrying to flee, he fell and became lame. His name was Mephibosheth.

General references

1 Kings 13:13
He said to his sons, “Saddle the donkey for me.” So they saddled the donkey for him and he rode away on it,
Proverbs 18:17

The first one to plead his case seems right,
Until another comes and cross-examines him.