John Gill's Exposition on 2 Samuel 16:2

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And the king said unto Ziba, what meanest thou by these? etc.] 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 <070510>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.

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