2 Samuel 19
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2 Samuel 19:33-37

33Now Barzillai was a very aged man—80 years old—and he had provided for the king during his residence at Mahanaim, for he was a very wealthy man.

34The king said to Barzillai, “Cross over with me, and I will provide for you with me in Jerusalem.”

35But Barzillai said to the king, “How many years are left of my life that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

36I am now 80 years old. Can I distinguish between good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I listen any more to the voice of singing men and women? Why then should your servant be yet a burden to my lord the king?

37Your servant would merely cross over the Jordan with the king. But why should the king reward me with such a reward?

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