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2 Samuel 19:33

BarzillaiJerusalem

31 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.

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

34 But Barzillai replied, “How many years of my life remain, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?

35 I am now eighty years old. Can I discern what is good and what is not? Can your servant taste what he eats or drinks? Can I still hear the voice of singing men and women? Why should your servant be an added burden to my lord the king?

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BSB
The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will provide for you at my side in Jerusalem.”
KJV
And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem.
WEB
The king said to Barzillai, “Come over with me, and I will sustain you with me in Jerusalem.”
ASV
And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will sustain thee with me in Jerusalem.
DARBY
And the king said to Barzillai, Pass thou over with me, and I will maintain thee with me in Jerusalem.
BLB
And the king said to Barzillai, “You pass over with me, and I will provide for you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”
ÅB
Kongen sa da til Barsillai: Dra med meg, så vil jeg sørge for deg hjemme hos meg i Jerusalem.
OTB
Kongen sa til Barsillai: "Kom over med meg, og jeg vil sørge for deg hos meg i Jerusalem."
B1930
Kongen sa da til Barsillai: Dra med mig, så vil jeg sørge for dig hjemme hos mig i Jerusalem.

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Cross references

  • 2 Thessalonians 1:7

    and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels

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  • Luke 22:28–30

    You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.

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  • Matthew 25:34–40

    Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

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  • 2 Samuel 9:11

    And Ziba said to the king, “Your servant will do all that my lord the king has commanded.” So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s own sons.

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