Sāmǔĕrjìxià 16:2

2 Wáng wèn xǐ bā shuō , nǐ daì zhèxie lái shì shénme yìsi ne . xǐ bā shuō , lü shì gĕi wáng de jiā juàn qí de . miàn bǐng hé xiàtiān de guǒ bǐng shì gĕi shàonián rén chī de . jiǔ shì gĕi zaì kuàngyĕ pí fá rén hē de .

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 16:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 16:2

And the king said unto Ziba, what meanest thou by these?
&c.] Are they to be said, or are they presents?

and Ziba said, the asses [be] for the king's household to ride on;
for himself, his wives, and children, his courtiers, and the principal officers of his house; it being usual in those times and countries for great personages to ride on asses, see ( Judges 5:10 ) ;

and the bread and summer fruits for the young men to eat;
the king's menial servants, his guards and his soldiers:

and the wine, that such as be faint in the wilderness may drink;
where no water was to be had, that their fainting spirits might be revived, and they be able whether to fight or march.

Sāmǔĕrjìxià 16:2 In-Context

1 Dàwèi gāng guō shāndǐng , jiàn mǐ fēi bō shè de púrén xǐ Bālā zhe beì hǎo le de liǎng pǐ lü , lü shàng tuó zhe èr bǎi miàn bǐng , yī bǎi pútào bǐng , yī bǎi gè xiàtiān de guǒ bǐng , yī pídaì jiǔ lái yíngjiē tā .

2 Wáng wèn xǐ bā shuō , nǐ daì zhèxie lái shì shénme yìsi ne . xǐ bā shuō , lü shì gĕi wáng de jiā juàn qí de . miàn bǐng hé xiàtiān de guǒ bǐng shì gĕi shàonián rén chī de . jiǔ shì gĕi zaì kuàngyĕ pí fá rén hē de .

3 Wáng wèn shuō , nǐ zhǔrén de érzi zaì nǎli ne . xǐ bā huídá wáng shuō , tā réng zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng , yīn tā shuō , Yǐsèliè rén jīnrì bìjiāng wǒ fù de guó guī huán wǒ .

4 Wáng duì xǐ bā shuō , fán shǔ mǐ fēi bō shè de dōu guī nǐ le . xǐ bā shuō , wǒ kòu baì wǒ zhǔ wǒ wáng , yuàn wǒ zaì nǐ yǎnqián méng ēn .

5 Dàwèi wáng dào le bā hù lín , jiàn yǒu yī gèrén chūlai , shì Sǎoluó zú Jīlā de érzi , míng jiào Shìmĕi . tā yī miàn zǒu yī miàn zhòumà ,