2 Samuel 16:2
And the king said to 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 fruits for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as are faint in the wilderness may drink.
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Genesis 33:8And he said, What [meanest] thou by all the drove which I met? And he said, To find favour in the eyes of my lord.
Judges 8:4And Gideon came to the Jordan, [and] passed over, he and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing.
1 Samuel 14:28Then answered one of the people and said, Thy father strictly adjured the people, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day; and the people are faint.
2 Samuel 15:1And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared for himself chariots and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
2 Samuel 17:29and honey, and cream, and sheep, and cheese of kine to David, and to the people that were with him, to eat; for they said, The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty in the wilderness.
Proverbs 31:6Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto the bitter of soul:
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 16:2-5
Ziba's Calumny. ( b. c. 1023.) 1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. 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… Read the whole commentary →