2 Samuel 19:34
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.”
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?
36 Your servant could go with the king only a short distance past the Jordan; why should the king repay me with such a reward?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- But Barzillai replied, “How many years of my life remain, that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?
- KJV
- And Barzillai said unto the king, How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
- WEB
- Barzillai said to the king, “How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
- ASV
- And Barzillai said unto the king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem?
- DARBY
- And Barzillai said to the king, How many are the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
- BLB
- And Barzillai said to the king, “How many [are] the days of the years of my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?
- ÅB
- Barsillai svarte: Hvor mange dager og år kan jeg vel enda ha å leve, at jeg skulle dra med kongen opp til Jerusalem?
- OTB
- Men Barsillai sa til kongen: "Hvor lenge har jeg igjen å leve, at jeg skulle gå opp med kongen til Jerusalem?
- B1930
- Barsillai svarte: Hvor mange dager og år kan jeg vel ennu ha å leve, at jeg skulde dra med kongen op til Jerusalem?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
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You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
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