2 Samuel 16:2

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these? ” Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who become exhausted in the desert.”

Cross References

Genesis 21:29

And Abimelech said to Abraham, “Why have you separated these seven ewe lambs? ”

Genesis 33:8

So Esau said, “What do you mean by this whole procession I met? ” “To find favor with you, my lord,” he answered.

2 Samuel 15:1

After this, Absalom got himself a chariot, horses, and 50 men to run before him.

2 Samuel 15:23

Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly while all the people were marching past. As the king was crossing the Kidron Valley, all the people were marching past on the road that leads to the desert.

2 Samuel 17:29

honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and the people with him to eat. They had reasoned, “The people must be hungry, exhausted, and thirsty in the desert.”

2 Samuel 19:26

“My lord the king,” he replied, “my servant Ziba betrayed me. Actually your servant said: ‘I’ll saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride it and go with the king’ — for your servant is lame.

Ezekiel 37:18

When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these things? ’ —

Judges 10:4

He had 30 sons who rode on 30 donkeys. They had 30 towns in Gilead, which are called Jair’s Villages to this day.

Judges 5:10

You who ride on white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and who travel on the road, give praise!

1 Samuel 14:28

Then, one of the troops said, “Your father made the troops solemnly swear, ‘The man who eats food today is cursed,’ and the troops are exhausted.”

1 Samuel 25:27

Accept this gift your servant has brought to my lord, and let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.