2 Samuel 16:1-3

Contemporary English Version

Ziba Gives Food to David

16 ^(A) David had started down the other side of the Mount of Olives, when he was met by Ziba, the chief servant of Mephibosheth.^[a] Ziba had two donkeys that were carrying 200 loaves of bread, 100 handfuls of raisins, 100 figs,^[b] and some wine.

² “What's all this?” David asked.

Ziba said, “The donkeys are for your family to ride. The bread and fruit are for the people to eat, and the wine is for them to drink in the desert when they are tired out.”

^3 (B) “And where is Mephibosheth?” David asked.

Ziba answered, “He stayed in Jerusalem, because he thinks the people of Israel want him to rule the kingdom of his grandfather Saul.”