Kings II 16:2

2 And the king said to Siba, What meanest thou by these? and Siba, said, The asses for the household of the king to sit upon, and the loaves and the dates for the young men to eat, and the wine for them that are faint in the wilderness to drink.

Kings II 16:2 Meaning and Commentary

2 Kings 16:2

Twenty years old was Ahaz when he began to reign, and reigned
sixteen years in Jerusalem
The same number of years his father did:

and did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord God, like
David his father;
his more remote progenitor, nor even like his more immediate father, from whom he received such good instructions, and of whom he had so good an example; but grace is neither propagated by blood, nor obtained through the force of education.

Kings II 16:2 In-Context

1 And David passed on a little way from Ros; and, behold, Siba the servant of Memphibosthe to meet him; and he had a couple of asses laden, and upon them two hundred loaves, and a hundred raisins, and a hundred dates, and bottle of wine.

2 And the king said to Siba, What meanest thou by these? and Siba, said, The asses for the household of the king to sit upon, and the loaves and the dates for the young men to eat, and the wine for them that are faint in the wilderness to drink.

3 And the king said, And where the son of thy master? and Siba said to the king, Behold, he remains in Jerusalem; for he said, To-day shall the house of Israel restore to me the kingdom of my father.

4 And the king said to Siba, Behold, all Memphibosthe's property thine. And Siba did obeisance and said, My lord, O king, let me find grace in thine eyes.

5 And king David came to Baurim; and, behold, there came out from thence a man of the family of the house of Saul, and his name Semei the son of Gera. He came forth and cursed as he went,