Verse 2

The king asked Ziba,“Why did you bring these things?” Ziba replied,“The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert.”

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 17:29 : 29 honey, curds, flocks, and cheese. For they said,“The people are no doubt hungry, tired, and thirsty there in the desert.”
  • Judg 10:4 : 4 He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys and possessed thirty cities. To this day these towns are called Havvoth Jair– they are in the land of Gilead.
  • Judg 5:10 : 10 You who ride on light-colored female donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, you who walk on the road, pay attention!
  • Judg 8:4-5 : 4 Gideon Tracks Down the Midianite Kings Now Gideon and his three hundred men had crossed over the Jordan River, and even though they were exhausted, they were still chasing the Midianites. 5 He said to the men of Succoth,“Give some loaves of bread to the men who are following me, because they are exhausted. I am chasing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
  • Gen 21:29 : 29 Abimelech asked Abraham,“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”
  • Gen 33:8 : 8 Esau then asked,“What did you intend by sending all these herds to meet me?” Jacob replied,“To find favor in your sight, my lord.”
  • 1 Sam 14:28 : 28 Then someone from the army informed him,“Your father put the army under a strict oath saying,‘Cursed be the man who eats food today!’ That is why the army is tired.”
  • 1 Sam 25:27 : 27 Now let this present that your servant has brought to my lord be given to the servants who follow my lord.
  • 2 Sam 15:1 : 1 Absalom Leads an Insurrection against David Some time later Absalom managed to acquire a chariot and horses, as well as fifty men to serve as his royal guard.
  • 2 Sam 15:23 : 23 All the land was weeping loudly as all these people were leaving. As the king was crossing over the Kidron Valley, all the people were leaving on the road that leads to the desert.
  • 2 Sam 19:26 : 26 He replied,“My lord the king, my servant deceived me! I said,‘Let me get my donkey saddled so that I can ride on it and go with the king,’ for I am lame.
  • Prov 31:6-7 : 6 Give strong drink to the one who is perishing, and wine to those who are bitterly distressed; 7 let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.
  • Ezek 37:18 : 18 When your people say to you,‘Will you not tell us what these things mean?’