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2 Samuel 19:31

BarzillaiJordanRogelim

29 The king replied, “Why say any more? I hereby declare that you and Ziba are to divide the land.”

30 And Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has safely come to his own house, let Ziba take it all!”

Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.

32 Barzillai was quite old, eighty years of age, and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the king while he stayed in Mahanaim.

33 The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will provide for you at my side in Jerusalem.”

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BSB
Now Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim to cross the Jordan with the king and send him on his way from there.
KJV
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jordan with the king, to conduct him over Jordan.
WEB
Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king to conduct him over the Jordan.
ASV
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.
DARBY
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan.
BLB
And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim and went across the Jordan with the king, to send him away over the Jordan.
ÅB
Gileaditten Barsillai var og kommet ned fra Rogelim og satte med kongen over Jordan for å ledsage ham et stykke på veien.
OTB
Nå hadde Barsillai, gileaditten, kommet ned fra Rogelim, og han gikk over Jordan med kongen, for å følge ham over Jordan.
B1930
Gileaditten Barsillai var og kommet ned fra Rogelim og satte med kongen over Jordan for å ledsage ham et stykke på veien.

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Cross references

  • 1 Kings 2:7

    But show loving devotion to the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be among those who eat at your table, because they stood by me when I fled from your brother Absalom.

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  • Ezra 2:61

    And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

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  • 2 Samuel 17:27–29

    When David came to Mahanaim, he was met by Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim.

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  • Nehemiah 7:63

    And from among the priests: the descendants of Hobaiah, the descendants of Hakkoz, and the descendants of Barzillai (who had married a daughter of Barzillai the Gileadite and was called by their name).

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