2 Samuel 16:2 - Easy To Read Version

² King David said to Ziba, “What are these things for?”

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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

Abimelech asked Abraham, “Why did you put these seven female lambs by themselves?”

Genesis 33:8

Esau said, “Who were all those people I saw while I was coming here? And what were all those animals for?”

2 Samuel 15:1

After this, Absalom got a chariot [80] and horses for himself. He had 50 men run in front of him {while he drove the chariot}.

2 Samuel 15:23

All the people [85] were crying loudly. King David crossed over Kidron Brook. Then all of the people went out to the desert.

2 Samuel 19:26

Mephibosheth answered, “My lord and king, my servant tricked me. I am crippled so I said to my servant, Ziba, ‘Go put a saddle on a donkey. Then I will ride on it and go with the king.’

Ezekiel 37:18

“Your people will ask you to explain what that means.

Judges 10:4

Jair had 30 sons. Those 30 sons rode 30 donkeys. [92] Those 30 sons controlled 30 towns in the area of Gilead. Those towns are called the Towns of Jair to this very day.

Judges 5:10

Pay attention you people riding on white donkeys, sitting on saddle blankets, [44] and walking along the road!

1 Samuel 14:28

One of the soldiers told Jonathan, “Your father forced the soldiers to make a special promise. Your father said that any man who eats today will be punished! {So the men have not eaten anything.} That is why the men are weak.”

1 Samuel 25:27

Now, I am bringing this gift to you. Please give these things to your men.