2 Samuel 16:1 — Bible Verse (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.”

2 Samuel 16:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

2 Samuel 16:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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2 Samuel 16:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.”

2 Samuel 16:1 — World English Bible

2 Samuel 16:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

2 Samuel 16:1 — American Standard Version

2 Samuel 16:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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 <FI>of<Fi> summer-fruit, and a bottle of wine.”

2 Samuel 16:1 — Young's Literal Translation

2 Samuel 16:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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.”

2 Samuel 16:1 — Darby Translation

2 Samuel 16:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“When Dauid was a little past the top 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.”

2 Samuel 16:1 — Geneva Bible

2 Samuel 16:1 in Context — 2 Samuel 16

1 Y COMO David pasó un poco de la cumbre [del monte], he aquí Siba, el criado de Mephi-boseth, que lo salía á recibir con un par de asnos enalbardados, y sobre ellos doscientos panes, y cien hilos de pasas, y cien [panes de higos] secos, y un cuero de vino.

2 Y dijo el rey á Siba: ¿Qué [es] esto? Y Siba respondió: Los asnos son para la familia del rey, en que suban; los panes y la pasa para los criados, que coman; y el vino, para que beban los que se cansaren en el desierto.

3 Y dijo el rey: ¿Dónde está el hijo de tu señor? Y Siba respondió al rey: He aquí él se ha quedado en Jerusalem, porque ha dicho: Hoy me devolverá la casa de Israel el reino de mi padre.

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