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2 Samuel 16:2-4
The Voice
2 Samuel 16:2-4
The Voice
David (to Ziba, seeing that Mephibosheth wasn’t with him): 2 Why have you brought these things?
Ziba: The donkeys are for members of the king’s family to ride. The bread and summer fruit are for your young men, and the wine is for those who grow weak in the wilderness.
David: 3 Where is your master’s descendant?
Ziba: He is still in Jerusalem. He says, “Now the people of Israel will give me back my grandfather’s kingdom.”
David: 4 Then all that belonged to Mephibosheth is yours now.
Ziba (bowing): I am your servant. May my lord and king look kindly on me.
2 Samuel 16:2-4
New International Version
2 Samuel 16:2-4
New International Version
2 The king asked Ziba, “Why have you brought these?”
Ziba answered, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is to refresh(A) those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
3 The king then asked, “Where is your master’s grandson?”(B)
Ziba(C) said to him, “He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks, ‘Today the Israelites will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.’”
4 Then the king said to Ziba, “All that belonged to Mephibosheth(D) is now yours.”
“I humbly bow,” Ziba said. “May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king.”
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