2 Samuel 16:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

What meanest

Judges 10:4

For the young

1 Samuel 25:27

That such

Proverbs 31:6

General references

2 Samuel 15:28

Proverbs 18:17

Bible References

What meanest

Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?”

And he said, “What do you mean by all this company which I have met?” And he said, “To find favor in the sight of my lord.”

When the sons of your people speak to you saying, ‘Will you not declare to us what you mean by these?’

“You who ride on white donkeys,
You who sit on rich carpets,
And you who travel on the road—sing!

He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty cities in the land of Gilead that are called Havvoth-jair to this day.

For the young

Now let this gift which your maidservant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who accompany my lord.

That such

While all the country was weeping with a loud voice, all the people passed over. The king also passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.

honey, curds, sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David and for the people who were with him, to eat; for they said, “The people are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.”

Then Gideon and the 300 men who were with him came to the Jordan and crossed over, weary yet pursuing.

Then one of the people said, “Your father strictly put the people under oath, saying, ‘Cursed be the man who eats food today.’” And the people were weary.

Give strong drink to him who is perishing,
And wine to him

whose life is bitter.

General references

See, I am going to wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me.”

The first to plead his case seems right,
Until another comes and examines him.