Parallel Verses
NET Bible
So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David.
New American Standard Bible
Jesse
King James Version
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
Holman Bible
So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat and sent them by his son David to Saul.
International Standard Version
Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and one kid, and sent them to Saul along with his son David.
A Conservative Version
And Jesse took a donkey with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
American Standard Version
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
Amplified
Jesse took a donkey [loaded with] bread and a jug of wine and a young goat, and sent them to Saul with David his son.
Bible in Basic English
And Jesse took five cakes of bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them to Saul by David.
Darby Translation
And Jesse took an ass with bread, and a flask of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jesse will take a heap of bread and a sack of wine, and one kid of the goats, and he will send by the hand of David his son to Saul.
King James 2000
And Jesse took a donkey laden with bread, and a skin of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Jesse took a donkey [loaded with] bread and a skin of wine and one {young goat} and sent [them] to Saul by the hand of David his son.
Modern King James verseion
And Jesse took an ass loaded with bread and a skin of wine and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a flacket of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
New Heart English Bible
Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
The Emphasized Bible
Then took Jesse an ass laden with bread, and a skin of wine, and one kid, - and sent by the hand of David his son, unto Saul.
Webster
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
World English Bible
Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jesse taketh an ass, with bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sendeth by the hand of David his son unto Saul.
Themes
Bottles » Used for holding » Wine
Demons » Possession by, instances of » saul
Jesse » Saul asks, to send david to become a member of his court
Kings » Their revenues derived from » Voluntary contributions
Topics
Interlinear
Laqach
Lechem
'echad
Shalach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 16:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul In Torment
19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is out with the sheep. 20 So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David. 21 David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal, and he became his armor bearer.
Cross References
1 Samuel 10:27
But some wicked men said, "How can this man save us?" They despised him and did not even bring him a gift. But Saul said nothing about it.
Proverbs 18:16
A person's gift makes room for him, and leads him before important people.
1 Samuel 17:18
Also take these ten portions of cheese to their commanding officer. Find out how your brothers are doing and bring back their pledge that they received the goods.
Genesis 43:11
Then their father Israel said to them, "If it must be so, then do this: Take some of the best products of the land in your bags, and take a gift down to the man -- a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.
1 Samuel 25:18
So Abigail quickly took two hundred loaves of bread, two containers of wine, five prepared sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred bunches of raisins, and two hundred lumps of pressed figs. She loaded them on donkeys
2 Samuel 16:1-2
When David had gone a short way beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a couple of donkeys that were saddled, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred raisin cakes, a hundred baskets of summer fruit, and a container of wine.