2 Samuel 16:2

What is all this? David asked. Ziba said: The donkeys are for your family to ride. The bread and fruit are for the people to eat. The wine is for them to drink in the desert when they are tired out.

2 Samuel 17:29

Also honey, yogurt, sheep, and cheese. They brought food for David and the others because they knew that everyone would be hungry, tired, and thirsty from being out in the desert.

Judges 10:4

He had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys. They had thirty cities in the land of Gilead. They are called the villages of Jair.

Judges 5:10

Speak of it, you who ride on white donkeys, sitting on saddles. You that must walk wherever you go.

Genesis 21:29

Abimelech asked Abraham: What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?

Genesis 33:8

Esau asked: What about that other group I met? What do you mean by all this company? Jacob answered: It was to gain your favor.

Judges 8:4-5

Gideon and his three hundred men passed over the Jordan. Their pursuit continued.

1 Samuel 14:28

Then one of the people told him: Your father forced the people to take a solemn oath, saying: 'Cursed is anyone who eats food today.' That is why the people were exhausted.

1 Samuel 25:27

Please accept this gift from your maidservant. And give it to the young men who accompany my lord.

2 Samuel 15:1

Absalom provided a chariot and horses for himself. He had an escort of fifty men to run ahead of him.

2 Samuel 15:23

The people cried loudly as David's followers left. The king crossed Kidron Brook. His men followed him. They went to the wilderness.

2 Samuel 19:26

He answered: Your Majesty, you know I cannot walk. I told my servant to saddle a donkey for me so I could go with you. But my servant left without me.

Proverbs 31:6-7

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are bitter.

Ezekiel 37:18

Tell us what you mean by this.'

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Summary

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.

For the young

General references

Bible References

What meanest

Genesis 21:29
Abimelech asked Abraham: What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?
Genesis 33:8
Esau asked: What about that other group I met? What do you mean by all this company? Jacob answered: It was to gain your favor.
Ezekiel 37:18
Tell us what you mean by this.'
Judges 5:10
Speak of it, you who ride on white donkeys, sitting on saddles. You that must walk wherever you go.
Judges 10:4
He had thirty sons who rode thirty donkeys. They had thirty cities in the land of Gilead. They are called the villages of Jair.

For the young

1 Samuel 25:27
Please accept this gift from your maidservant. And give it to the young men who accompany my lord.

That such

2 Samuel 15:23
The people cried loudly as David's followers left. The king crossed Kidron Brook. His men followed him. They went to the wilderness.
2 Samuel 17:29
Also honey, yogurt, sheep, and cheese. They brought food for David and the others because they knew that everyone would be hungry, tired, and thirsty from being out in the desert.
Judges 8:4
Gideon and his three hundred men passed over the Jordan. Their pursuit continued.
1 Samuel 14:28
Then one of the people told him: Your father forced the people to take a solemn oath, saying: 'Cursed is anyone who eats food today.' That is why the people were exhausted.
Proverbs 31:6
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to those who are bitter.

General references

2 Samuel 15:28
I will wait at the river crossings in the wilderness until you send news.
Proverbs 18:17
The first to present his cause seems right. But another comes and examines him.