32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, eighty years old. And ^ahe had provided the king with supplies while he stayed at Mahanaim, for he was a very rich man.  ‡

33 And the king said to Barzillai, “Come across with me, and I will provide for you while you are with me in Jerusalem.”

35 I am today ^aeighty years old. Can I discern between the good and bad? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I hear any longer the voice of singing men and singing women? Why then should your servant be a further burden to my lord the king?  ‡

36 Your servant will go a little way across the Jordan with the king. And why should the king repay me with such a reward?