Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now when David had passed
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
When David had gone a little beyond the summit,
International Standard Version
Now just as David happened to have passed the summit of the Mount of Olives, suddenly Mephibosheth's servant Ziba met him, accompanied by a couple of saddled donkeys loaded with 200 loaves of bread, 100 clusters of raisins, 100 pieces of summer fruit, and a skin of wine!
A Conservative Version
And when David was a little past the top [of the ascent], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and a hundre
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
When David was a little past the summit [of the Mount of Olives], behold, Ziba, the servant of
Bible in Basic English
And when David had gone a little way past the top of the slope, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, came to him, with two asses on which were two hundred cakes of bread and a hundred stems of dry grapes and a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And David passed over a little from the head, and behold, Ziba, Mephibosheth's boy, to his meeting, and a pair of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred of bread and a hundred bunches of dried grapes, and a hundred of fruits, and a flask of wine.
King James 2000
And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now David passed a little from beyond the summit, and suddenly Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth [was] there to meet him [with] a pair of saddled donkeys; on them [were] two hundred loaves of bread and a hundred raisin cakes, [with] a hundred summer fruits and a skin of wine.
Modern King James verseion
And David had passed on a little from the top. And, 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 bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth came against him with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves and one hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred frayls of dried figs, and a bottle of wine.
NET Bible
When David had gone a short way beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a couple of donkeys that were saddled, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred raisin cakes, a hundred baskets of summer fruit, and a container of wine.
New Heart English Bible
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 bottle of wine.
The Emphasized Bible
Now, David, had passed on but a little from the summit, when lo! Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth, met him, - with a couple of asses saddled, and, upon them, two hundred cakes of bread, and one hundred cakes of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.
Webster
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 a hundred bunches of raisins, and a hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
World English Bible
When David was a little past the top [of the ascent], 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 bottle of wine.
Youngs Literal Translation
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 of summer-fruit, and a bottle of wine.
Themes
Ass (donkey) » Domesticated » Carrying burdens
Bottles » Made of skins » Sometimes probably of large dimensions
the Diet of the jews » Articles of, often sent as presents
natural Fruit » General references to
Fruits » Divided into » Summer fruits
Mephibosheth » Son of jonathan » His ingratitude to david at the time of absolom's usurpation
Raisins » Given by ziba to david
Servant » Wicked and unfaithful » Of ziba
Servants » Bad--exemplified » Ziba
Topics
Interlinear
M@`at
me'ah
Lechem
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Samuel 16:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
Ziba Brings Provisions
1 Now when David had passed
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:18
Then Abigail hurried and
2 Samuel 15:32
It happened as David was coming to the summit, where God was worshiped, that behold, Hushai the
2 Samuel 9:2-13
Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they called him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you
2 Samuel 15:30
And David went up the ascent of the Mount of Olives, and wept as he went, and
1 Samuel 10:3
Then you will go on further from there, and you will come as far as the
1 Samuel 16:20
Jesse
1 Samuel 17:17-18
Then Jesse said to David his son, “
2 Samuel 17:27-29
Now when David had come to Mahanaim, Shobi
2 Samuel 19:32
Now Barzillai was very old, being eighty years old; and he had
1 Chronicles 12:40
Moreover those who were near to them, even as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali,
Proverbs 18:16
And brings him before great men.
Proverbs 29:4-5
But a man who takes bribes overthrows it.
Jeremiah 40:10
Now as for me, behold, I am going to stay at Mizpah to
Jeremiah 40:12
Then all the Jews
Amos 8:1
Thus the Lord
Micah 7:1
Like the fruit pickers, like the
There is not a cluster of grapes to eat,
Or a