And the king said unto him, Where [is] he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he [is] in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
Ver. 4. Behold, he is in the house of Machir … in Lodebar.] Which was a place beyond Jordan. 2Sa 17:27 Here, in a remote part of the country, Mephibosheth secreted and secured himself; little thinking of any court preferment, which yet God was now providing for him: his motto might be,
“ Crede mihi bene qui latuit, bene vixit ”