⁹ If they say to us, ‘Wait there until we come to you,’ we will stay where we are and not go up to them.

¹⁶ Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break^(A) a participation in the body of Christ?^(B)

¹³ Where can I get meat for all these people?^(A) They keep wailing to me, ‘Give us meat to eat!’

⁶ You are to pay them in silver for the food you eat and the water you drink.’”

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.”