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 is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?"

Esau said, "What do you mean by all this company that I met?" Jacob answered, "To find favor in the sight of my lord."

And when your people say to you, 'Will you not tell us what you mean by these?'

"Tell of it, you who ride on white donkeys, you who sit on rich carpets and you who walk by the way.

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

For the young

And now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow my lord.

That such

And all the land wept aloud as all the people passed by, and the king crossed the brook Kidron, and all the people passed on toward the wilderness.

honey and curds and sheep and cheese from the herd, for David and the people 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 crossed over, he and the 300 men who were with him, exhausted yet pursuing.

Then one of the people said, "Your 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 the one who is perishing, and wine to those in bitter distress;

General references

See, I will wait at the fords of the wilderness until word comes from you to inform me."

The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.