2 Samuel 16:2 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Bible Comments

And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses [be] for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.

Ver. 2. What meanest thou by these?] Is it thy master's doing, or thine own?

For the young men to eat.] A modesty not unlike that of Abigail, to see to, 1Sa 25:27 only that was real, this in semblance.

2 Samuel 16:2

2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to ride on; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat; and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink.