2 Samuel 16:1

Contextual Overview

¹When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba, Mephibosheth’s servant, was right there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred bunches of summer fruit, and a clay jar of wine. ¹ When David was a little past the top [of the ascent], behold, Tziva the servant of Mefivoshet 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. 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. ¹ 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. ¹ When David had passed a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, bearing two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a skin of wine. ¹ When David had passed a short way over the top of the Mount of Olives, Ziba, Mephibosheth's servant, met him. Ziba had a row of donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred cakes of raisins, one hundred cakes of figs, and leather bags full of wine. ¹ 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. ¹When David was a little past the summit [of the Mount of Olives], behold, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, met him with a team of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.¹ Now when David had gone on a little beyond the summit, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a team of saddled donkeys, and on them were two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a jug of wine.¹ When Dauid was a litle past the toppe 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.

Bible Verse Review
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little past: 2 Samuel 15:30, 2 Samuel 15:32

Ziba: 2 Samuel 9:2, 2 Samuel 9:9-12

with a couple: 2 Samuel 17:27-29, 2 Samuel 19:32, 1 Samuel 17:17, 1 Samuel 17:18, 1 Samuel 25:18, 1 Chronicles 12:40, Proverbs 18:16, Proverbs 29:4, Proverbs 29:5

summer: These were probably pumpkins, cucumbers, or water-melons; the two latter being extensively used in the East to refresh travellers in the burning heat of the summer; and probably, as Mr. Harmer supposes, called summer fruits on this very account. Jeremiah 40:10, Jeremiah 40:12, Amos 8:1, Micah 7:1

a bottle: 1 Samuel 10:3, 1 Samuel 16:20

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 9:11 - According 2 Samuel 17:28 - beds 2 Samuel 19:17 - Ziba Psalms 7:1 - words Psalms 118:18 - chastened Proverbs 17:8 - whithersoever Proverbs 18:17 - General Proverbs 30:10 - Accuse not Amos 8:2 - A basket

Cross-References

Genesis 11:30
Sarai was barren. She had no child.

Genesis 11:30
But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Genesis 11:30
And Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Genesis 11:30
Sarai was not able to have children.

Genesis 11:30
But Sarai was barren; she had no children.

Genesis 11:30
But Sarai was barren; she did not have a child.

Genesis 11:30
Sarai was unable to conceive; she did not have a child.

Genesis 11:30
But Sarai was barren, and had no childe.

Genesis 11:30
And Sarai was barren; she had no child.

Genesis 11:30
Sarai was barren — she had no child.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when David was a little past the top [of the hill],.... Of the mount of Olives, the ascent of which he is said to go up by, and to come to the top of it, 2 Samuel 15:30;

behold, Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth, met him; of whom see 2 Samuel 9:2;

with a couple of asses saddled: and so fit to ride on, but for the present he used them to another purpose:

and upon them two hundred [loaves] of bread; an hundred on each ass very probably:

and an hundred bunches of raisins; or dried grapes, as the Targum:

and an hundred of summer fruits: not in number, but in weight, as apples, pears, plums, apricots, c. so the Targum, an hundred pounds of figs:

and a bottle of wine: a cask or flagon of wine for a bottle, such as is in use with us, would have signified nothing in such a company.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

A couple of donkeys saddled - Those that Mephibosheth and his servant should have ridden. See 2 Samuel 19:26 note.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XVI

Ziba, servant of Mephibosheth, meets David with provisions, and

by false insinuations obtains the grant of his masters

property, 1-4.

Shimei abuses and curses David, who restrains Abishai from

slaying him, 5-14.

Hushai makes a feigned tender of his services to Absalom, 15-19.

Absalom calls a council and Ahithophel advises him to go in to

his father's concubines, 20-22.

Character of Ahithophel as a counselor, 23.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVI

Verse 2 Samuel 16:1. 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 1 Samuel 25:18.

Summer fruits — These were probably pumpions, cucumbers, or watermelons. The two latter are extensively used in those countries to refresh travellers in the burning heat of the summer. Mr. Harmer supposes they are called summer fruits on this very account.

A bottle of wine. — A goat's skin full of wine; this I have already shown was the general bottle in the Eastern countries; see on 1 Samuel 25:18.