2 Samuel 19:32

2 Samuel 19:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old: and he had provided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim; for he was a very great man.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Barzillai was very old, eighty years of age. He had provided for the king during his stay in Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. He had provided the king with food while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And he had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.

Context of 2 Samuel 19:32

30Mephibosheth said to the king, “Instead, since my lord the king has come to his palace safely, let Ziba take it all!” 31Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim and accompanied the king to the Jordan River to see him off at the Jordan. Barzillai was a very old man — eighty years old — and since he was a very wealthy man, he had provided for the needs of the king while he stayed in Mahanaim. 33The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I’ll provide for you at my side in Jerusalem.” 34Barzillai replied to the king, “How many years of my life are left that I should go up to Jerusalem with the king?

2 Samuel 19:32 word by word

וּבַרְזִלַּי֙ זָקֵ֣ן מְאֹ֔ד בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וְהֽוּא־כִלְכַּ֤ל אֶת־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ בְּשִׁיבָת֣וֹ בְמַחֲנַ֔יִם כִּֽי־אִ֛ישׁ גָּד֥וֹל ה֖וּא מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Now Barzillaiבַּרְזִלַּיbarzillay · BarzillaiH1271
• was a veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• agedזָקֵןzâqên · be oldH2204
• fourscoreשְׁמֹנִיםshemônîym shemônîym · eightyH8084
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• and he had provided the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of sustenanceכּוּלkûl · to sustainH3557
• while he layשִׁיבָהshîybâh · sojournH7871
• at Mahanaimמַחֲנַיִםmachănayim · MahanaimH4266
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 19:32

• Genesis 5:27So Methuselah’s life lasted 969 years; then he died.
• Genesis 9:29So Noah’s life lasted 950 years; then he died.
• Genesis 25:7This is the length of Abraham’s life: 175 years.
• Genesis 47:28Now Jacob lived in the land of Egypt 17 years, and his life span was 147 years.
• Genesis 50:26Joseph died at the age of 110. They embalmed him and placed him in a coffin in Egypt.
• Deuteronomy 34:7Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died; his eyes were not weak, and his vitality had not left him.
• Psalms 90:3You return mankind to the dust, saying, “Return, descendants of Adam.”
• Proverbs 16:31Gray hair is a glorious crown; it is found in the ways of righteousness.
• 2 Samuel 17:27When David came to Mahanaim, Shobi son of Nahash from Rabbah of the Ammonites, Machir son of Ammiel from Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gileadite from Rogelim
• 1 Samuel 25:2A man in Maon had a business in Carmel; he was a very rich man with three thousand sheep and one thousand goats and was shearing his sheep in Carmel.
• Job 1:3His estate included seven thousand sheep and goats, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man among all the people of the east.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32Barzillai was a very aged man - This venerable person had given full proof of his attachment to David by the supplies he had given him when he lay at Mahanaim, where his case was all but desperate; the sincerity of his congratulations now none can suspect. David's offer to him was at once noble and liberal: he wished to compensate such a man, and he wished to have at hand such a friend.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 31-39Verses 31-39 Barzillai thought he had done himself honour in doing the king any service. Thus, when the saints shall be called to inherit the kingdom, they will be amazed at the recompence being so very far beyond the service, Mt 25:37. A good man would not go any where to be burdensome; or, will rather be so to his own house than to another's. It is good for all, but especially becomes old people, to think and speak much of dying. The grave is ready for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-40Barzillai was old and weak, so he turned down David's invitation to the royal court in Jerusalem. This invitation was a reward for Barzillai's help. Instead, David took Barzillai’s son Kimham (see also 1 Kings 2:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 31-4031-40. Barzillai the Gileadite--The rank, great age, and chivalrous devotion of this Gileadite chief wins our respect. His declining to go to court, his recommendation of his son, his convoy across the Jordan, and his parting scene with the king, are interesting incidents. What mark of royal favor was bestowed on Chimham has not been recorded; but it is probable that David gave a great part of his personal patrimony in Beth-lehem to Chimham and his heirs…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 19:32

• Barzillai
• Citizens
• David
• Liberality
• Longevity
• Loyalty

In the dictionaries

• Conduct
• Cost
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• Age; Old Age
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• Bible, the
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• Israel, History of
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings