2 Samuel 16:2

New American Standard Bible 2020

And the king said to Ziba, “Why do you have these?” And Ziba said, “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, for whoever is weary in the wilderness to drink.”

Cross References

Genesis 21:29

Then Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?”

Genesis 33:8

And he said, “What do you mean by all this company which I have met?” And he said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

2 Samuel 15:1

Now it came about after this that Absalom provided for himself a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run ahead of him.

2 Samuel 15:23

While all the country was weeping with a loud voice, all the people were crossing over. The king was also crossing over the brook Kidron, and all the people were crossing over toward the way of the wilderness.

2 Samuel 17:29

honey, curds, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David and the people who were with him, to eat. For they said, “The people are hungry and exhausted and thirsty in the wilderness.”

2 Samuel 19:26

So he said, “My lord the king, my servant betrayed me; for your servant said, ‘I will saddle the donkey for myself so that I may ride on it and go with the king,’ since your servant cannot walk.

Ezekiel 37:18

And when the sons of your people speak to you, saying, ‘Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?’

Judges 10:4

And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities in the land of Gilead that are called Havvoth-jair to this day.

Judges 5:10

“You who ride on white donkeys, You who sit on rich carpets, And you who travel on the road—shout in praise!

1 Samuel 14:28

Then one of the people responded and said, “Your father strictly put the people under oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today.’ ” And the people were weary.

1 Samuel 25:27

And now let this gift which your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who accompany my lord.