Cross Reference 2 SAMUEL 17:28 BROUGHT BEDS AND BASONS AND EARTHEN VESSELS AND WHEAT AND BARLEY AND FLOUR AND PARCHED CORN AND BEANS AND LENTILES AND PARCHED PULSE

{2 Samuel 17:28} Brought 5066 z8689 beds, 4904 and basons, 5592 and earthen 3335 z8802 vessels, 3627 and wheat, 2406 and barley, 8184 and flour, 7058 and parched 7039 [corn], and beans, 6321 and lentiles, 5742 and parched 7039 [pulse],

beds:
These no doubt consisted of skins of beasts, mats, carpets, and such like. "And when Davidª was a littleª pastª ° the topª ¹ [of the hill], behold,¹ Zibaª the servantª of Mephiboshethª metª ° him, with a coupleª of assesª saddled,ª ° and upon¹ them two hundredª [loaves] of bread,ª and an hundredª bunches of raisins,ª and an hundredª of summer fruits,ª and a bottleª of wine.ª ... And the kingª saidª ° unto¹ Ziba,ª What¹ meanest thou by these?¹ And Zibaª said,ª ° The assesª [be] for the king'sª householdª to ride on;ª ° and the breadª and summer fruitª for the young menª to eat;ª ° and the wine,ª that such as be faintª in the wildernessª may drink.ª °" {2Sm 16:1-2} + "Then Abigailª made haste,ª ° and tookª ° two hundredª loaves,ª and twoª bottlesª of wine,ª and fiveª sheepª ready dressed,ª ° and fiveª measuresª of parchedª [corn], and an hundredª clusters of raisins,ª and two hundredª cakes² of figs,¹ and laidª ° [them] on¹ asses.ª" {1Sm 25:18} + "But the liberalª devisethª ° liberal things;ª and by¹ liberal thingsª shall he stand.ª °" {Isa 32:8}

basins:
or, cups, Sappoth, probably wooden bowls, such as the Arabs still eat out of, and knead their bread in.

earthen vessels:
Keley yotzair, literally, "vessels of the potter." So when Dr. Perry visited the temple of Luxor in Egypt, he says, "We were entertained by the Caliph here with great civility and favour; he sent us, in return of our presents, several sheep, a good quantity of eggs, bardacks," etc. The bardacks, he informs us, were earthen vessels, used "to cool and refresh their water in, by means of which it drinks very cool and pleasant in the hottest seasons of the year." See Harmer, chapter vi. "The prideª of thine heartª hath deceivedª ° thee, thou that dwellestª ° in the cleftsª of the rock,ª whose habitation² °¹ [is] high;ª that saithª ° in his heart,ª Who¹ shall bring me downª ° to the ground?ª" {Oba 1:3}

wheat:
Mr. Jones says, "Travellers use zumeet, tumeet, and limereece. Zumeet is flour mixed with honey, butter, and spice; tumeet is flour done up with organ oil, and limereece is flour mixed with water, for drink. This quenches thirst much better than water alone, satisfies a hungry appetite; cools and refreshes tired and weary spirits," etc.

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