2 Samuel 19:31-39
Read 2 Samuel 19 in full →31Now aBarzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim; and he passed over the Jordan with the king in order to send him off over the Jordan. 32Now Barzillai was very old, being eighty years old; and he had 1,asustained the king while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very great man. 33And the king said to Barzillai, “You pass over with me and I will 1sustain you in Jerusalem with me.” 34But Barzillai said to the king, “aHow long 1have I yet to live, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem? 35“I am 1now aeighty years old. Can I know between good and bad? Or can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Or can I hear anymore bthe voice of singing men and women? cWhy then should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king? 36“Your servant would merely pass 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 aChimham, let him pass over with my lord the king, and do for him what is good in your sight.” 38So the king answered, “Chimham shall pass over with me, and I will do for him what is good in your sight; and whatever you 1require of me, I will do for you.” 39Then all the people passed over the Jordan and the king passed over too. The king then akissed Barzillai and blessed him, and he returned to his place.