1 Samuel 16:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁰ And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a skin of wine and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and a kid and sent them by David his son to Saul.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

Common English Bible

²⁰ Jesse then took a donkey and loaded it with a homer of bread, a jar of wine, and a young goat, and he sent it along with his son David to Saul.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And so, Jesse took a donkey laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid from one of the goats, and he sent them, by the hand of his son David, to Saul.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And Isai took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid of the flock, and sent them by the hand of David his son to Saul.

1 Samuel 16:20 Cross References

Genesis 43:11

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice fruits of the land in your bags, and carry down to the man a present, a little balm and a little honey, gum, myrrh, pistachio nuts, and almonds.

Proverbs 18:16

A man's gift makes room for him and brings him before great men.

1 Samuel 10:27

But some worthless fellows said, “How can this man save us?” And they despised him, and brought him no present. But he held his peace.

1 Samuel 10:4

And they will greet you and give you two loaves of bread, which you shall accept from their hand.

1 Samuel 16:19

Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”

1 Samuel 17:18

also take these ten cheeses to the commander of their thousand. See how your brothers fare, and bring some token from them.”

1 Samuel 25:18

Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two skins of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched grain, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.