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 [off] by themselves?"

And he said, "{What do you mean by} all this company that I have met?" Then he said, "To find favor in the eyes of my lord."

{When} {your people} say to you, {saying}, 'Will you not inform us [as to] what these [actions] mean for you?'

The riders of white female donkeys, [those] sitting on saddle blankets, and [those] going on [the] way, talk about it!

And he had thirty sons who would ride on thirty donkeys, and they had thirty towns that [are] in the land of Gilead that they called Havvoth Jair until this day.

For the young

So then, this gift which your female servant has brought to my lord, may it be given to the young men {who follow my lord}.

That such

All of the land [was] weeping [with] a loud voice as all the people [were] passing by and the king [was] crossing through the Wadi Kidron, and all the people [were] passing {on the road to the wilderness}.

honey, curds, sheep, cheese, and cattle for David and for the people who [were] with him to eat. For they had thought, "The troops [are] hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness."

Then Gideon came to the Jordan, crossing it with the three hundred men who [were] with him, weary and pursuing.

Then a man from the army informed [him] and said, "Your father made the army swear a solemn [oath], saying, 'Cursed be the man who eats food today,'" so the army [is] exhausted.

Give strong drink to him who is perishing, and wine to those {in bitter distress}.

General references

See, I [am] waiting at the fords of the wilderness until a word comes from you all to inform me."

The first in his dispute is [deemed] righteous, [but] his neighbor will come and examine him.