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  • 2 Samuel 16:2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 2 Then the king said to Ziʹba: “Why have you brought these things?” Ziʹba replied: “The donkeys are for the household of the king to ride, the bread and the summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the wilderness to drink.”+

  • 2 Samuel 16:2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 2 Then the king said to Ziʹba: “Why have you brought these things?” Ziʹba replied: “The donkeys are for the household of the king to ride, the bread and the summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the wilderness to drink.”+

  • 2 Samuel 16:2
    The Bible in Living English
    • 2 and the king said to Siba “What have you here?” And Siba said “The donkeys are for the king’s family to ride on, and the bread and dates for the men to eat, and the wine for anyone who grows faint in the wilderness to drink.”

  • 2 Samuel 16:2
    American Standard Version
    • 2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said, The asses are 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 are faint in the wilderness may drink.

  • 2 Samuel 16:2
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these? And Ziba said—The asses are for the king’s household to ride on, and the bread and the summer fruits are for the young men to eat, and the wine is for drink to such as are faint in the wilderness.

  • 2 Samuel 16:2
    King James Version
    • 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.

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