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

Then Abimelech said, What are these seven lambs which you have put on one side?

And he said, What were all those herds which I saw on the way? And Jacob said, They were an offering so that I might have grace in my lord's eyes.

And when the children of your people say to you, Will you not make clear to us what these things have to do with us?

Let them give thought to it, who go on white asses, and those who are walking on the road.

And he had thirty sons, who went on thirty young asses; and they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which are named Havvoth-Jair to this day.

For the young

And let this offering, which your servant gives to my lord, be given to the young men who are with my lord.

That such

And there was great weeping in all the country when all the people went through; and the king himself was waiting in the Kidron valley and all the people went by him in the direction of the olive-tree on the edge of the waste land.

And honey and butter and sheep and milk-cheeses, for David and his people: for they said, This people is in the waste land, needing food and drink and rest.

Then Gideon came to Jordan and went over it with his three hundred, overcome with weariness and in need of food.

Then one of the people said to him, Your father put the people under an oath, saying, Let that man be cursed who takes any food this day. And the people were feeble, needing food.

Give strong drink to him who is near to destruction, and wine to him whose soul is bitter:

General references

See, I will be waiting at the way across the river, in the waste land, till I get news from you.

The man who first puts his cause before the judge seems to be in the right; but then his neighbour comes and puts his cause in its true light.