2 Samuel 19:34 net — Barzillai replied to the king,“How many days do I have left to my life, that I should go up with the king to Jerusalem?

Now when Barzillai the Gileadite had come down from Rogelim, he crossed the Jordan with the king so he could send him on his way from there.

But Barzillai was very old– eighty years old, in fact– and he had taken care of the king when he stayed in Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.

So the king said to Barzillai,“Cross over with me, and I will take care of you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”

I am presently eighty years old. Am I able to discern good and bad? Can I taste what I eat and drink? Am I still able to hear the voices of male and female singers? Why should I continue to be a burden to my lord the king?

I will cross the Jordan with the king and go a short distance. Why should the king reward me in this way?

Let me return so that I may die in my own city near the grave of my father and my mother. But look, here is your servant Kimham. Let him cross over with my lord the king. Do for him whatever seems appropriate to you.”