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2 Samuel 16:2

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The king said to Ziba, “What do you mean by these?”
Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink.”

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2 Samuel 16:2 in other translations

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.

2 Samuel 16:2 · American Standard Version

2 Samuel 16:2 in context

  1. 1When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a container of wine.
  2. 2The king said to Ziba, “What do you mean by these?”
    Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that those who are faint in the wilderness may drink.”
  3. 3The king said, “Where is your master’s son?”
    Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem; for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore me the kingdom of my father.’ ”
  4. 4Then the king said to Ziba, “Behold, all that belongs to Mephibosheth is yours.”
    Ziba said, “I bow down. Let me find favor in your sight, my lord, O king.”