Verse 2

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses 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.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 17:29 : 29 and honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of the herd, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat: for they said, The people are hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness.
  • Judg 10:4 : 4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havvoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
  • Judg 5:10 : 10 Tell [of it], ye that ride on white asses, Ye that sit on rich carpets, And ye that walk by the way.
  • Judg 8:4-5 : 4 And Gideon came to the Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that were with him, faint, yet pursuing. 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they are faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.
  • Gen 21:29 : 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
  • Gen 33:8 : 8 And he said, What meanest thou by all this company which I met? And he said, To find favor in the sight of my lord.
  • 1 Sam 14:28 : 28 Then answered one of the people, and said, Thy father straitly charged the people with an oath, saying, Cursed be the man that eateth food this day. And the people were faint.
  • 1 Sam 25:27 : 27 And now this present which thy servant hath brought unto my lord, let it be given unto the young men that follow my lord.
  • 2 Sam 15:1 : 1 And it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him a chariot and horses, and fifty men to run before him.
  • 2 Sam 15:23 : 23 And all the country wept with a loud voice, and all the people passed over: the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of the wilderness.
  • 2 Sam 19:26 : 26 And he answered, My lord, O king, my servant deceived me: for thy servant said, I will saddle me an ass, that I may ride thereon, and go with the king; because thy servant is lame.
  • Prov 31:6-7 : 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, And wine unto the bitter in soul: 7 Let him drink, and forget his poverty, And remember his misery no more.
  • Ezek 37:18 : 18 And when the children of thy people shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not show us what thou meanest by these?