2 Samuel 16:1 BSB — MannaFest

2 Samuel 16:1

When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.

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ASV

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.

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.

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Commentary

2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Two hundred loaves of bread - The word loaf gives us a false idea of the ancient Jewish bread; it was thin cakes, not yeasted and raised like ours. Bunches of raisins - See on 1Sa 25:18 (note). Summer fruits - These were probably pumpions, cucumbers, or watermelons. The two latter are extensively used in those countries to refresh travelers in the burning heat of the summer. Mr. Harmer supposes they are called summer fruits on this very account.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Shall the prospect of advantage in this world make men generous to the rich? and shall not the belief of an abundant recompence in the resurrection of the just make us charitable to the poor? Ziba was very considerate in the present he brought to David; it was what would do him some good in his present distress,

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְדָוִ֗ד	ve.da.Vid	and David	H1732 →
עָבַ֤ר	'a.Var	he passed on	H5674 →
מְעַט֙	me.'At	a little	H4592 →
מֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁ	me.ha.Rosh	from the top	H7218 →
וְהִנֵּ֥ה	ve.hi.Neh	and there!	H2009 →
צִיבָ֛א	tzi.Va'	Ziba	H6717 →
נַ֥עַר	Na.'ar	[the] servant of	H5288 →
מְפִי־	me.fi-	Mephi-	H4648 →
בֹ֖שֶׁת	Vo.shet	-bosheth	H4648 →
לִקְרָאת֑וֹ	lik.ra.To	to meet him	H7122 →
וְצֶ֨מֶד	ve.Tze.med	and a pair of	H6776 →
חֲמֹרִ֜ים	cha.mo.Rim	donkeys	H2543 →
חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים	cha.vu.Shim	[were] saddled	H2280 →
וַעֲלֵיהֶם֩	va.'a.lei.Hem	and [were] on them	H5921 →
מָאתַ֨יִם	ma.Ta.yim	two hundred	H3967 →
לֶ֜חֶם	Le.chem	bread[s]	H3899 →
וּמֵאָ֧ה	u.me.'Ah	and one hundred	H3967 →
צִמּוּקִ֛ים	tzi.mu.Kim	bunches of raisins	H6778 →
וּמֵ֥אָה	u.Me.'ah	and one hundred	H3967 →
קַ֖יִץ	Ka.yitz	summer fruit	H7019 →
וְנֵ֥בֶל	ve.Ne.vel	and a skin of	H5035 →
יָֽיִן׃	Ya.yin	wine	H3196 →

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2 Samuel 15:32
When David came to the summit, where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite was there to meet him with his robe torn and dust on his head.
leads to
- Joshua 16:2
  It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz) and proceeded to the border of the Archites in Ataroth.
- 2 Samuel 1:2
  On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head arrived from Saul’s camp. When he came to David, he fell to the ground to pay him homage.
Through
1 Samuel 10:3
Then you will go on from there until you come to the Oak of Tabor. Three men going up to God at Bethel will meet you there, one carrying three young goats, another carrying…
leads to
- Genesis 28:22
  And this stone I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that You give me I will surely give You a tenth.”
- Genesis 35:1
  Then God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and settle there. Build an altar there to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
- Genesis 35:3
  Then let us arise and go to Bethel. I will build an altar there to God, who answered me in my day of distress. He has been with me wherever I have gone.”
- Genesis 28:19
  and he called that place Bethel, though previously the city had been named Luz.
Through
Jeremiah 40:12
they all returned from all the places to which they had been banished and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah at Mizpah. And they gathered an abundance of wine grapes and summer…
leads to
- Jeremiah 43:5
  Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took the whole remnant of Judah, those who had returned to the land of Judah from all the nations to which they…
Through
1 Samuel 25:18
Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She…
leads to
- Matthew 5:25
  Reconcile quickly with your adversary, while you are still on the way to court. Otherwise, he may hand you over to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and…

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