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2 Samuel 16:1

DavidMephiboshethZiba
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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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 made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses.

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  • 2 Samuel 15:32

    And it came to pass, that when David was come to the top of the mount, where he worshipped God, behold, Hushai the Archite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head:

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  • 1 Samuel 10:3

    Then shalt thou go on forward from thence, and thou shalt come to the plain of Tabor, and there shall meet thee three men going up to God to Beth-el, one carrying three kids, and another carrying three loaves of bread, and another carrying a bottle of wine:

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  • Jeremiah 40:10

    As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah to serve the Chaldeans, which will come unto us: but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and oil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your cities that ye have taken.

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  • 1 Chronicles 12:40

    Moreover they that were nigh them, even unto Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought bread on asses, and on camels, and on mules, and on oxen, and meat, meal, cakes of figs, and bunches of raisins, and wine, and oil, and oxen, and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.

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  • Amos 8:1

    Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.

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  • 1 Samuel 16:20

    And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

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  • Proverbs 29:4–5

    The king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.

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