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Text -- 2 Samuel 16:1-5 (NET)
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David Receives Gifts from Ziba
16:1 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 .
16:2 The king asked Ziba , “Why did you bring these things?” Ziba replied , “The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, the loaves of bread and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat , and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert .”
16:3 The king asked , “Where is your master’s grandson ?” Ziba replied to the king , “He remains in Jerusalem , for he said , ‘Today the house of Israel will give back to me my grandfather’s kingdom .’”
16:4 The king said to Ziba , “Everything that was Mephibosheth’s now belongs to you.” Ziba replied , “I bow before you. May I find favor in your sight , my lord the king .”
Shimei Curses David and His Men
16:5 Then King David reached Bahurim . There a man from Saul’s extended family named Shimei son of Gera came out , yelling curses as he approached.
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Mephibosheth |
Ziba |
David |
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF |
HORSE |
Absalom |
Rebellion |
Israel |
Friendship |
Servant |
Chronicles, Books of |
Gera |
Summer |
Shimei |
Bahurim |
RAISINS |
FLAGON |
BUNCH |
Slander |
Imprecation |
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