1 Samuel 16:20 “And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one you…”

1 Samuel 16:20

And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

World English Bible

Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.

American Standard Version

And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

Geneva Bible 1599

And Ishai tooke an asse laden with breade and a flagon of wine and a kidde, and sent them by the hand of Dauid his sonne vnto Saul.

Darby Translation

And Jesse took an ass with bread, and a flask of wine, and a kid, and sent [them] by David his son to Saul.

Young's Literal Translation

And Jesse taketh an ass, [with] bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sendeth by the hand of David his son unto Saul.

Bible in Basic English

And Jesse took five cakes of bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them to Saul by David.

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Cross references

“an ass laden”

1 Samuel 10:27 Proverbs 18:16 1 Samuel 17:18 1 Samuel 25:18 Genesis 43:11 2 Samuel 16:1

1 Samuel 10:27 · BSB

But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.

Proverbs 18:16 · BSB

A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.

1 Samuel 17:18 · BSB

Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.

1 Samuel 25:18 · BSB

Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys

Genesis 43:11 · BSB

Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh…

2 Samuel 16:1 · BSB

When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred s…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

21When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.

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