“Why do you have these?” asked the king. Ziba replied, “The donkeys are for the king’s household to ride, the bread and summer fruit are for the young men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the wilderness.”
honey, curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd for David and his people to eat. For they said, “The people have become hu
He had thirty sons who rode on thirty donkeys. And they had thirty towns in the land of Gilead, which to this day are ca
You who ride white donkeys, who sit on saddle blankets, and you who travel the road, ponder
Now let this gift your servant has brought to my lord be given to the young men who follow you.
and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?”
Then one of the soldiers told him, “Your father bound the troops with a solemn oath, saying, ‘Cursed is the man who eats
Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit.
Give strong drink to one who is perishing, and wine to the bitter in soul.
“What do you mean by sending this whole company to meet me?” asked Esau. “To find favor in your sight, my lord,” Jacob a
When your people ask you, ‘Won’t you explain to us what you mean by these?’
“My lord the king,” he replied, “because I am lame, I said, ‘I will have my donkey saddled so that I may ride on it and
Some time later, Absalom provided for himself a chariot with horses and fifty men to run ahead of him.
Everyone in the countryside was weeping loudly as all the people passed by. And as the king crossed the Kidron Valley, a