2 Samuel 16:1

2 Samuel 16:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
• New International Version (NIV)When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, bearing two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
• New King James Version (NKJV)When David was a little past the top of the mountain, there was Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth, who met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.

Context of 2 Samuel 16:1

When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba, Mephibosheth’s servant, was right there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred bunches of summer fruit, and a clay jar of wine. 2The 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.” 3“Where is your master’s grandson?” the king asked. “Why, he’s staying in Jerusalem,” Ziba replied to the king, “for he said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore my grandfather’s kingdom to me.’”

2 Samuel 16:1 word by word

וְדָוִ֗ד עָבַ֤ר מְעַט֙ מֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁ וְהִנֵּ֥ה צִיבָ֛א נַ֥עַר מְפִי־בֹ֖שֶׁת לִקְרָאת֑וֹ וְצֶ֨מֶד חֲמֹרִ֜ים חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים וַעֲלֵיהֶם֩ מָאתַ֨יִם לֶ֜חֶם וּמֵאָ֧ה צִמּוּקִ֛ים וּמֵ֥אָה קַ֖יִץ וְנֵ֥בֶל יָֽיִן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• was a littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• pastעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the topרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: topH7218
• behold, Zibaצִיבָאtsîybâ' · ZibaH6717
• the servantנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
• of Mephiboshethמְפִיבֹשֶׁתmephîybôsheth mephibôsheth · MephiboshethH4648
• metקִרְאָהqir'âh · befallH7125
• him, with a coupleצֶ֫מֶדtsemed · pairH6776
• of assesחֲמוֹרchămôr chămôr · donkeyH2543
• saddledחָבַשׁchâbash · to saddle/tieH2280
• and upon them two hundredמֵאָהmê'âh mê'yâh · hundredH3967
• of breadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• bunches of raisinsצַמּוּקtsammûq · clusterH6778
• of summer fruitsקַ֫יִץqayits · summerH7019
• and a bottleנֵ֫בֶלnebel nêbel · bagH5035
• of wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 16:1

• 2 Samuel 15:30David was climbing the slope of the Mount of Olives, weeping as he ascended. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot. All of the people with him covered their heads and went up, weeping as they ascended.
• 2 Samuel 9:2There was a servant of Saul’s family named Ziba. They summoned him to David, and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” “I am your servant,” he replied.
• 2 Samuel 17:27When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
• 2 Samuel 19:32Barzillai was a very old man — eighty years old — and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the needs of the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.
• 1 Samuel 17:17One day Jesse had told his son David, “Take this half-bushel of roasted grain along with these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to their camp.
• 1 Samuel 25:18Abigail hurried, taking two hundred loaves of bread, two clay jars of wine, five butchered sheep, a bushel of roasted grain, one hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of pressed figs, and loaded them on donkeys.
• 1 Chronicles 12:40In addition, their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came and brought food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen — abundant provisions of flour, fig cakes, raisins, wine and oil, herds, and flocks. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.
• Proverbs 18:16A person’s gift opens doors for him and brings him before the great.
• Proverbs 29:4By justice a king brings stability to a land, but a person who demands “contributions” demolishes it.
• Jeremiah 40:10As for me, I am going to live in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have captured.”
• Amos 8:1The Lord God showed me this: a basket of summer fruit.
• Micah 7:1How sad for me! For I am like one who — when the summer fruit has been gathered after the gleaning of the grape harvest — finds no grape cluster to eat, no early fig, which I crave.
• 1 Samuel 10:3“You will proceed from there until you come to the oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one bringing three goats, one bringing three loaves of bread, and one bringing a clay jar of wine.
• 1 Samuel 16:20So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a wineskin, and one young goat and sent them by his son David to Saul.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 16:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Two hundred loaves of bread - The word loaf gives us a false idea of the ancient Jewish bread; it was thin cakes, not yeasted and raised like ours. Bunches of raisins - See on 1 Samuel 25:18; (note). Summer fruits - These were probably pumpions, cucumbers, or watermelons. The two latter are extensively used in those countries to refresh travelers in the burning heat of the summer. Mr. Harmer supposes they are called summer fruits on this very account. A…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1A couple of donkeys saddled - Those that Mephibosheth and his servant should have ridden. See 2 Samuel 19:26 note.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Ziba's falsehood. (1-4) David cursed by Shimei. (5-14) Ahithophel's counsel. (15-23) Verses 1-4 Ziba belied Mephibosheth. Great men ought always to be jealous of flatterers, and to be careful that they hear both sides.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Ziba: See study note on 2 Samuel 9:11; also see 2 Samuel 9:1–13; 19:24–30. As Saul’s grandson (2 Samuel 16:3), Mephibosheth was a potential rival for the throne.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-42Sa 16:1-4. Ziba, by False Suggestions, Claims His Master's Inheritance. 1. Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him--This crafty man, anticipating the certain failure of Absalom's conspiracy, took steps to prepare for his future advancement on the restoration of the king. a bottle of wine--a large goatskin vessel. Its size made the supply of wine proportioned to the rest of his present.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 16:1

• Ass (Donkey)
• Mephibosheth
• Raisins
• Servant
• Summer
• Ziba

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• Israel, History of

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings