2 Samuel 16:2

What does 2 Samuel 16:2 mean?

A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 16:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be 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 be faint in the wilderness may drink.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And David said to Ziba, What is your reason for this? And Ziba said, The asses are for the use of the king's people, and the bread and the fruit are food for the young men; and the wine is for drink for those who are overcome by weariness in the waste land.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And the king saith unto Ziba, `What--these to thee?' and Ziba saith, `The asses for the household of the king to ride on, and the bread and the summer-fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for the wearied to drink in the wilderness.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And the king said to Siba: What mean these things? And Siba answered: The asses are for the king's household to sit on: and the loaves and the figs for thy servants to eat, and the wine to drink if any man be faint in the desert.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And the king said to 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 fruits for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.

Context

v.1And when David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

v.2This passage

v.3And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem; for he said, To-day will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 8:4

    And Gideon came to the Jordan, andpassed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.

  • Judges 5:10

    Tell of it, ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets, And ye that walk by the way.

  • Genesis 21:29

    And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

  • 2 Samuel 15:23

    And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.

  • Ezekiel 37:18

    And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?

  • 1 Samuel 25:27

    And now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord.

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