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David went just beyond the top of the Mount of Olives. Ziba was waiting there to meet him. He was Mephibosheth's manager. He had several donkeys with saddles on them. They were carrying 200 loaves of bread and 100 raisin cakes. They were also carrying 100 fig cakes and a bottle of wine. The bottle was made out of animal skin.
Reference
Greek: Δαβίδ (Dabíd)
Dabid (i.e. David), the Israelite king
Hebrew: Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
Greek: ἔνδικος (éndikos)
in the right, i.e. equitable
Hebrew: tsaddîyq
just
Greek: ὑπερέκεινα (hyperékeina)
above those parts, i.e. still farther
Hebrew: ʻăbar
{properly, a region across; but used only adverbially (with or without a preposition) on the opposite side (especially of the Jordan; ususally meaning the east)}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: çâʻaph
to disbranch (a tree)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: mutstsâb
a station, i.e. military post
Hebrew: Tsîybâʼ
Tsiba, an Israelite
Greek: ἐκεῖ (ekeî)
there; by extension, thither
Greek: ἀπάντησις (apántēsis)
a (friendly) encounter
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: Mᵉphîybôsheth
Mephibosheth, the name of two Israelites
Greek: φάτνη (phátnē)
a crib (for fodder)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: chophshûwth
prostration by sickness
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: δή (dḗ)
a particle of emphasis or explicitness; now, then, etc.
Hebrew: ʼôw
desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
Greek: σῦκον (sŷkon)
a fig
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ἀσκός (askós)
a leathern (or skin) bag used as a bottle
Hebrew: ʼôwb
properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
Greek: οἶνος (oînos)
"wine" (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: chămar
wine
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἀσκός (askós)
a leathern (or skin) bag used as a bottle
Hebrew: ʼôwb
properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
Greek: δέρμα (dérma)
a hide
Hebrew: geled
the (human) skin (as smooth)
Parallel theme
Jeremiah 40:10
Jeremiah 40:12
Amos 8:1
1 Samuel 10:3
2 Samuel 19:32
References David
2 Samuel 15:32
1 Samuel 16:20
2 Samuel 15:30
Sin
1 Samuel 25:18
1 Chronicles 12:40
Verse Explanation
After David had gone a short distance beyond the summit of the Mount of Olives, he met Ziba, the servant of Mephibosheth. Ziba brought donkeys loaded with bread, raisins, fruit, and wine to provide for David and those traveling with him. The generous gift appeared to demonstrate loyalty during a difficult moment when many people had abandoned the king. David welcomed the supplies, not yet realizing that Ziba's motives would later be questioned.
History
Approx. 978 BC: David continues fleeing Jerusalem during Absalom's rebellion.