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2 Samuel 16:1-3
New King James Version
2 Samuel 16:1-3
New King James Version
Mephibosheth’s Servant
16 When(A) David was a little past the top of the mountain, there was (B)Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth, who met him with a couple of saddled donkeys, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, one hundred clusters of raisins, one hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine. 2 And the king said to Ziba, “What do you mean to do with these?”
So Ziba said, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for (C)those who are faint in the wilderness to drink.”
3 Then the king said, “And where is your (D)master’s son?”
(E)And Ziba said to the king, “Indeed he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will restore the kingdom of my father to me.’ ”
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2 Samuel 16:1-3
English Standard Version
2 Samuel 16:1-3
English Standard Version
David and Ziba
16 When David had passed a little beyond (A)the summit, (B)Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, bearing two hundred loaves of bread, (C)a hundred bunches of raisins, a hundred of summer fruits, and a skin of wine. 2 And the king said to Ziba, “Why have you brought these?” Ziba answered, (D)“The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat, and the wine for those who (E)faint in the wilderness to drink.” 3 And the king said, “And where is your master's son?” (F)Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he remains in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today the house of Israel will give me back the kingdom of my father.’”
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撒母耳记下 16:1-3
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
撒母耳记下 16:1-3
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
大卫和洗巴
16 大卫刚越过山顶不远，就看见米非波设的仆人洗巴前来迎接他；又有一对预备好了的驴子，驴子身上驮着两百个饼，一百个葡萄干饼，一百个夏天的果饼和一皮袋酒。 2 王问洗巴：“你为甚么带这些东西来？”洗巴回答：“驴子是给王的家眷骑的，饼和夏天的果饼是给年轻人吃的，酒是给在旷野里疲乏的人喝的。” 3 王又问：“你主人的孙子米非波设在哪里？”洗巴回答王说：“唉！他还留在耶路撒冷，因为他心里想：‘今日以色列家会把我祖父扫罗的王国归还给我。’”
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2 Samuel 16:1-3
New International Version
2 Samuel 16:1-3
New International Version
David and Ziba
16 When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba,(A) the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.(B)
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(C) those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
3 The king then asked, “Where is your master’s grandson?”(D)
Ziba(E) said to him, “He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks, ‘Today the Israelites will restore to me my grandfather’s kingdom.’”
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