2 Samuel 16:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.”

2 Samuel 16:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 16:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 16:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a container of wine.”

2 Samuel 16:1 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 16:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when David was a little past the top of the ascent, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine. ”

2 Samuel 16:1 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 16:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And David hath passed on a little from the top, and lo, Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth--to meet him, and a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred <FI>of<Fi> summer-fruit, and a bottle of wine.”

2 Samuel 16:1 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 16:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And when David was a little past the summit, behold, Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread, and a hundred raisin-cakes, and a hundred cakes of summer fruits, and a flask of wine. ”

2 Samuel 16:1 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 16:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When Dauid was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the seruant of Mephibosheth mette him with a couple of asses sadled, and vpon them two hundreth cakes of bread, and an hundreth bunches of raisins, and an hundreth of dryed figges, and a bottel of wine.”

2 Samuel 16:1 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 16:1 in Context — 2 Samuel 16

1 And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.

2 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.

3 And the king said, And where is thy master’s son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.

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What Does 2 Samuel 16:1 Mean?

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