The king said to Ziba, "What do you mean by these?" Ziba said, "The donkeys are 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 are faint in the wilderness may drink."

The Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. David grew faint;