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2 Samuel 16:1

DavidMephiboshethZiba
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.

2 “Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”

3 “Where is your master’s grandson?” asked the king. And Ziba answered, “Indeed, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he has said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will restore to me the kingdom of my grandfather.’”

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BSB
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.
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.
WEB
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.
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.
DARBY
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.
BLB
And David was past a little from the top, and behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth to meet him, and a couple of donkeys were saddled, and on them two hundred [loaves] of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
ÅB
Da David var kommet et lite stykke fremover fra toppen, fikk han se Siba, Mefibosets tjener, som kom ham i møte med et par eseler med kløv; på dem var det to hundre brød og hundre rosinkaker og hundre stykker sommerfrukt og en skinnsekk med vin.
OTB
Da David hadde passert litt forbi toppen, møtte Siba, tjeneren til Mefibosjet, ham med et par salte esler, og på dem var to hundre brød, hundre klaser med rosiner, hundre sommerfrukter og en beholder med vin.
B1930
Da David var kommet et lite stykke fremover fra toppen, fikk han se Siba, Mefibosets tjener, som kom ham i møte med et par asener med kløv; på dem var det to hundre brød og hundre rosinkaker og hundre stykker sommerfrukt og en skinnsekk med vin.

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  • 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 loaded them on donkeys

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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.

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  • 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 three loaves of bread, and another carrying a skin of wine.

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  • Jeremiah 40:10

    As for me, I will stay in Mizpah to represent you before the Chaldeans who come to us. As for you, gather wine grapes, summer fruit, and oil, place them in your storage jars, and live in the cities you have taken.”

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  • 1 Chronicles 12:40

    And their neighbors from as far away as Issachar, Zebulun, and Naphtali came bringing food on donkeys, camels, mules, and oxen—abundant supplies of flour, fig cakes and raisin cakes, wine and oil, oxen and sheep. Indeed, there was joy in Israel.

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  • Amos 8:1

    This is what the Lord GOD showed me: I saw a basket of summer fruit.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:20

    And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.

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  • Proverbs 29:4–5

    By justice a king brings stability to the land, but a man who exacts tribute demolishes it.

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