2Sa 19:31-38 | NASB1995 | STEP | Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim ; and he went on to the Jordan with the king to escort him over the Jordan .

2 Samuel 19:31-38

31 Now ^aBarzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim; and he went on to the Jordan with the king to ^{▼▼ Lit send}escort him over the Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was very old, being eighty years old; and he had ^{▼▼ Or provided food for
,} ^dsustained the king while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man. 33 The king said to Barzillai, “You cross over with me and I will ^{▼▼ Or provide food for}sustain you in Jerusalem with me.” 34 But Barzillai said to the king, ^f“How long ^{▼▼ Lit are the days of the years of my life}have I yet to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? 35 “I am ^{▼▼ Lit today}now ⁱeighty years old. Can I distinguish between good and bad? Or can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Or can I hear anymore ^jthe voice of singing men and women? ^kWhy then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king? 36 “Your servant would merely cross over the Jordan with the king. Why should the king compensate me with this reward? 37 “Please let your servant return, that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. However, here is your servant ^lChimham, let him cross over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.” 38 The king answered, “Chimham shall cross over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your sight; and whatever you ^{▼▼ Lit choose}require of me, I will do for you.”