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

And Abimelech said to Abraham, What do these seven ewe lambs mean which thou have set by themselves?

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

And when the sons of thy people shall speak to thee, saying, Will thou not show us what thou mean by these?

Tell, ye who ride on white donkeys, ye who sit on rich carpets, and ye who walk by the way.

And he had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkey colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair to this day, which are in the land of Gilead.

For the young

And now this present which thy servant has brought to my lord, let it be given to the young men who follow my lord.

That such

And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over. The king himself also passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over toward the way of the wilderness.

and honey, and butter, and 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.

And Gideon came to the Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men who were with him, faint, yet pursuing.

Then one of the people answered, and said, Thy father strictly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man who eats food this day, and the people were faint.

Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish, and wine to the bitter in soul.

General references

See, I will remain at the fords of the wilderness until there comes word from you to report to me.

He who pleads his case first [seems] just, but his neighbor comes and searches him out.