2 Samuel 16:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

² 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 wilderness.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² The king said to Ziba, What do you mean by these? Ziba said, The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those to drink who become faint in the wilderness.

American Standard Version (1901)

² 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.

Common English Bible

² “What is all this for?” the king asked Ziba. “The donkeys are for the royal family to ride,” Ziba explained. “The bread and summer fruit are for the young people to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the wilderness.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And the king said to Ziba, "What do you intend to do with these things?" And Ziba responded: "The donkeys are for the household of the king, so that they may sit. And the loaves and dried figs are for your servants to eat. But the wine is for anyone to drink who may be faint in the desert."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² 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.

2 Samuel 16:2 Tagairtí Cros

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 favour with you, my lord,’  he answered.

2 Samuel 15:1

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

2 Samuel 15:23

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

2 Samuel 17:29

honey, curds, sheep, goats, 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 wilderness.’

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 thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. They had thirty towns  in Gilead, which are still called Jair’s Villages  today.

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

Let this gift  your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.